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"the king of Uruk, who built Uruk" r. c. 2750, c. 2730 BC (420 years) Said to have reigned for at least fifty years in the tale of Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird; Said to have invented writing and to have besieged Aratta for up to a year in the legend of Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta
The Uruk period (c. 4000 to 3100 BC; also known as Protoliterate period) ... It is dominated by a series of temples built on a high terrace after the Ubayd period ...
"whose father was a gardener, the cupbearer of Ur-Zababa, became king, the king of Agade, who built Agade" 40 years: c. 2270–2215 BC : Defeated Lugal-zage-si of Uruk, took over Sumer, and began the Akkadian Empire Rimush of Akkad "the son of Sargon" 9 years: c. 2214–2206 BC : Manishtushu "the older brother of Rimush, the son of Sargon" 15 years
[25]: 425 One of the most famous examples of Uruk temples is the White Temple, named after the white gypsum plaster that covered it. The White Temple, dedicated to the god Anu was built upon a platform 13 meters high.
An-am (AN-am 3) (also Dingiram or Anam) was a ruler of the Old Babylonian period city of Uruk.He took the titles of "Shepard of Uruk" and "Army Chief of Uruk". An-am is known to be the father of the succeeding ruler Irdanene from the latter's year name "... brought a statue in gold representing Dingiram his father into the temple of Nanaia". [1]
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.
The high temple was a special type of temple that was home to the patron god of the city. Functionally, it served as a storage and distribution centre as well as housing the priesthood. The White Temple of Anu in Uruk is typical of a high temple which was built very high
Gilgamesh built the Numunburra of the House of Enlil. Ur-lugal, the son of Gilgamesh, ... In the 21st century BC, King Utu-hengal of Uruk adopted Gilgamesh as his ...