- male
- Ur-Nammu (or Ur-Namma, Ur-Engur, ca. 2112-2095 BC) founded the Sumerian 3rd dynasty of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia, following several centuries of...
- male
- Igigi was a king of the Akkadian Empire who ruled from 2257 to (unknown) BCE. He fought for power in Akkad after the death of Shar-kali-sharri....
- male, deceased (1993)
- Thorkild Jacobsen (Danish pronunciation: [yahkobsen]) was a renowned historian specializing in Assyriology and Sumerian literature. Jacobsen...
- female
- Pu-Abi (Akkadian "Lit." "Word of my Father") was an important personage in the Sumerian city of Ur who lived about 2600-2500 BCE, during the First...
- male
- Michael S. Heiser is a scholar in Near-Eastern Semitic Languages, Koine Greek, and Sumerian, as well as ancient Near-Eastern religions, biblical...
- male
- Mario Liverani is Professor of Ancient Near East History at the University of Rome La Sapienza. He is a member of many institutions, such as the...
- male, 64 years old
- David Drake (born September 24, 1945) is a successful author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a...
- male
- Jukka Ammondt is a Finnish literature professor who has recorded popular music, including songs of Elvis Presley, in Latin. Jukka Ammondt is a...
- male, deceased (1952)
- Bedřich Hrozný a German expedition found the archives of the Hittite kings in cuneiform, but in an unknown language. In 1917, Hrozný published a des...
- male
- Emmeduranki (also known as "Emmedurana") was an ancient Sumerian king, whose name appears in the Sumerian king list as ruling the city of Zimbir or...
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