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- Gudea was a ruler ("ensi") of the city of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia who ruled ca. 2144 - 2124 BC. He probably did not come from the city, but...
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- 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...
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- Eannatum was a Sumerian king of Lagash who established one of the first verifiable empires in history.
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- Urukagina, alternately rendered as Uruinimgina, was a ruler ("énsi") of Lagash in Mesopotamia about the 24th century BC. His wife was probably Q...
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- Entemena, son of En-anna-tum I, reestablished Lagash as a power in Sumer. He defeated Illi of Umma, with the aid of Lugal-kinishe-dudu of Uruk,...
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- Ur-Nanshe (or Ur-Nina) was the first king of the dynasty of Lagash, probably in the first half of the 24th century BC. He ascended after...
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- Lugal-Zage-Si of Umma (reigned ca. 2359 BC-2335 BC short chronology) was the last Sumerian king before the conquest of Sumer by Sargon of Akkad and...
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- Mesilim (c. 2500 BC) was "ensi" (king) of the Sumerian city-state Kish. He is one of the first persons in history whose name is recorded in...
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- Ernest Choquin de Sarzec (1832-1901) was a French archaeologist, to whom is attributed the discovery of the civilization of ancient Sumer. He was...
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- En-anna-tum I succeeded his brother Eannatum as king of Lagash. During his rule, Umma once more asserted independence under Ur-Lumma, who attacked...
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