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The Scheil dynastic tablet, containing a part of the Sumerian King List, from Uruk II to Ur III. [2] Transcription and translation in French (1911). All but one of the surviving versions of the Sumerian King List date to the Old Babylonian period, i.e. the early part of the second millennium BC.
King at peace, with attendants, from the Standard of Ur. King at war, with soldiers, from the Standard of Ur. According to the Sumerian King List, the final ruler of the First Dynasty of Uruk Lugal-kitun was overthrown by Mesannepada of Ur. There were then four kings in the First Dynasty of Ur: Mesannepada, Mes-kiagnuna, Elulu, and Balulu. [3]
Before the rise of the Akkadian Empire in the 24th century BC, Mesopotamia was fragmented into a number of city states. Whereas some surviving Mesopotamian documents, such as the Sumerian King List, describe this period as one where there was only one legitimate king at any one given time, and kingship was transferred from city to city sequentially, the historical reality was that there were ...
Meskalamdug (𒈩𒌦𒄭, Meskalamdùg [mes-KALAM-du10] [1] "hero of the good land"; fl. c. 2550 BC) [2] was an early Sumerian ruler of the First Dynasty of Ur in the 26th century BCE.
The Ziggurat of Ur, rebuilt and enlarged many times, was founded by the Third Dynasty of Ur. When Kings of the Third Ur dynasty ruled they had specific dates and names for each period of their rule. One example was "the year of Ur-nammu king," which marked Ur-Nammu's coronation. Another important time was the year named "The threshed grain of ...
After a short period of chaos following the fall of the Akkadian Empire the third Ur dynasty was established when the king Ur-Nammu came to power, ruling between c. 2047 BC and 2030 BC. During his rule, temples, including the Ziggurat of Ur , were built, and agriculture was improved through irrigation .
Mesannepada (Sumerian: 𒈩𒀭𒉌𒅆𒊒𒁕, Mesannipàdda [MES-AN-NE 2-PAD 3-DA]), Mesh-Ane-pada or Mes-Anne-pada (died c. 2525 BC) ("Youngling chosen by An"; fl. c. 2550 BC-2525 BC ) was the first king listed for the First Dynasty of Ur (c. 26th century BC) on the Sumerian king list. [4]
1. Year : Šulgi is king 2. Year: The foundations of the temple of Ningubalag were laid 6. Year: The king straightened out the Nippur road 7. Year: The king made a round trip between Ur and Nippur (in one day) 10. Year: The royal mountain-house (the palace) was built 18. Year: Liwirmittašu, the daughter of the king, was elevated to the ...