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The first dynasty of Ur (abbreviated Ur I) was a dynasty of rulers from the city of Ur in ancient Sumer who reigned c. 2600 – c. 2340 BC. Ur I is part of the Early Dynastic III period of ancient Mesopotamia. [1] It was preceded by the earlier First Dynasty of Kish and the First Dynasty of Uruk. [2]
Mesh-He (died c. 2552 BC), described as "the smith", is the 10th lugal of the first dynasty of Uruk.He ruled in modern-day Iraq.Little is known about Mesh-he. The Sumerian King List puts him after En-Nun-Tarah-Ana and assigns 36 years of reign, it is believed he died by the year 2552 BC.
Mesannepada appears in the Sumerian King List, as the first ruler of the First Dynasty of Ur, and is credited with a reign of 80 years. His successors are also named: His successors are also named: Uruk with weapons was struck down, the kingship to Ur was carried off.
This period is the time of the First Dynasty of Uruk sometimes called the Heroic Age. However, by the Early Dynastic IIIa period (2600–2500 BC) Uruk had lost sovereignty, this time to Ur. This period, corresponding to the Early Bronze Age III, is the end of the First Dynasty of Uruk.
Lugal-kisalsi, also Lugaltarsi (𒈗𒆦𒋛, lugal-kisal-si, also 𒈗𒋻𒋛, lugal-tar-si, lugal-sila-si; fl. c. 2400 BC) [3] was a King of Uruk and Ur who lived towards the end of the 25th century BC, succeeding his father Lugal-kinishe-dudu, according to contemporary inscriptions, [4] although he does not appear in the Sumerian King List (but his father does in some versions).
He adopted the Sumerian title en ki-en-gi lugal kalam.(𒂗 𒆠𒂗𒄀 𒈗 𒌦), [5] [6] [7] which may be translated as "lord of Sumer and king of all the land" (which possibly implies "en of the region of Uruk and lugal of the region of Ur" [8]), and could correspond to the later title lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri "King of Sumer and Akkad" that eventually came to signify kingship over ...
Enmerkar [a] [b] (fl. c. 2750 BC) was an ancient Sumerian ruler to whom the construction of the city of Uruk and a 420-year reign [c] was attributed. According to literary sources, he led various campaigns against the land of Aratta.
Meskalamdug (𒈩𒌦ð’„, 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.