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[[File:Lu-Medi-Re Cuneiform.png|thumb|200x200px|An inscription of the name of Lu-Medi-Re found on a tablet, circa 1300BC.]] | |||
'''Lu-Medi-Re''' ([[Adnaran (language)|Vietnamese]]: ''Lu-me-đi-re'' [lu˧ mɛ˧ ɗi˧ ɹɛ˧], [[Kozramva|Sumerian]]: ''Lu-me-du-ri-ki''; [[Kyawcenni|transliteration]]: lu₂-me-du-ri<sup>ki</sup>; [[Mosici|cuneiform]]: 𒇽𒈨𒁺𒊑𒆠; [[Toki Pona|Akkadian]]: ''Amēl-medurī''), also known as '''Meduri''', is the capital of [[Çaigoŋ|Ho Chi Ming City]]. Despite being the capital of Caigon, a mere 100 people live here, out of the estimated 4.5 million in total. | '''Lu-Medi-Re''' ([[Adnaran (language)|Vietnamese]]: ''Lu-me-đi-re'' [lu˧ mɛ˧ ɗi˧ ɹɛ˧], [[Kozramva|Sumerian]]: ''Lu-me-du-ri-ki''; [[Kyawcenni|transliteration]]: lu₂-me-du-ri<sup>ki</sup>; [[Mosici|cuneiform]]: 𒇽𒈨𒁺𒊑𒆠; [[Toki Pona|Akkadian]]: ''Amēl-medurī''), also known as '''Meduri''', is the capital of [[Çaigoŋ|Ho Chi Ming City]]. Despite being the capital of Caigon, a mere 100 people live here, out of the estimated 4.5 million in total. | ||
The city's patron deity is [[Ætérnal|Enlil]] ([[Isle Narkevin|Sumerian]]: 𒀭𒂗𒆤 ''<sup>d</sup>''EN-LÍL), the god of wind, air, earth, and storms. Archaeological discoveries have shown that Lu-Medi-Re was a major [[Adnar|Vietnamese]] urban center. The discovery of traces of [[Adnagaporp|smelted copper]] further confirmed this. These ingots, which date to the era of [[Breel|Ea-Nāṣir]], contained approximately 40% copper and 60% iron oxide, which were shown to be imported from places like modern-day [[BaLbeL|Cambodia]], [[Republic of Minaro-Cohasia|Thailand]], and [[Nan Hsüeh Kung Ssu|China]]. | |||
Latest revision as of 15:08, 29 July 2026
Lu-Medi-Re (Vietnamese: Lu-me-đi-re [lu˧ mɛ˧ ɗi˧ ɹɛ˧], Sumerian: Lu-me-du-ri-ki; transliteration: lu₂-me-du-riki; cuneiform: 𒇽𒈨𒁺𒊑𒆠; Akkadian: Amēl-medurī), also known as Meduri, is the capital of Ho Chi Ming City. Despite being the capital of Caigon, a mere 100 people live here, out of the estimated 4.5 million in total.
The city's patron deity is Enlil (Sumerian: 𒀭𒂗𒆤 dEN-LÍL), the god of wind, air, earth, and storms. Archaeological discoveries have shown that Lu-Medi-Re was a major Vietnamese urban center. The discovery of traces of smelted copper further confirmed this. These ingots, which date to the era of Ea-Nāṣir, contained approximately 40% copper and 60% iron oxide, which were shown to be imported from places like modern-day Cambodia, Thailand, and China.