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Meskiagnun, also Mesh-ki-ang-Nanna (Sumerian: π©π ππ£, MeskiagΜnun [mes-ki-aΕβ-nun], also ππ©π ππ£πΎ, MeskiagΜnunna [D mes-ki-aΕβ-nun-na]; fl. c. 2550 BC), was the fourth lugal or king of the First Dynasty of Ur, according to the Sumerian King List, which states he ruled for 36 years.
The Sumerian King List (abbreviated SKL) or Chronicle of the One Monarchy is an ancient literary composition written in Sumerian that was likely created and redacted to legitimize the claims to power of various city-states and kingdoms in southern Mesopotamia during the late third and early second millennium BC.
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 ...
The existence of a "King Meskalamdug" is known for certain, from a seal discovered at the Royal Cemetery of Ur (cylinder seal U 11751, discovered in the tomb of a queen, PG 1054), [4] which bears the title Meskalamdug Lugal (π©π¦π π) "King Meskalamdug".
Enmebaragesi (Sumerian: ππ¨πππ Enmebárgisi [EN-ME-BARA 2-GI 4-SE]; fl. c. 2750 BC) [3] originally Mebarasi (π¨ππ) [1] was the penultimate king of the first dynasty of Kish and is recorded as having reigned 900 years in the Sumerian King List.
Mesannepada (Sumerian: π©πππ ππ, 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]
Unlike his successors, Meshkiangasher is not found in any poem or hymn besides the King list. His reign has long been suspected to be a fabrication during the Ur III period [3] due to the Sumerian-Akkadian hybrid structure of his name, the element MES, which occurs in historical royal names of Ur, and the tradition about his disappearance. [4]
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