Lugalshaengur

Lugalshaengur (Sumerian: 𒈗𒊮𒇉, Lugal-sha-engur), (c. 2600 BCE), was ensi (governor) of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.[3]

Lugalshaengur
𒈗𒊮𒇉
Governor of Lagash
Head of a votive mace with a lion-headed eagle (emblem of god Ningirsu) and six lions, dedicated at a shrine in Girsu by King Mesilim of Kish. Inscription in archaic script: “Mesilim, king of Kish, builder of the temple of Ningirsu, brought [this mace head] for Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur [being] prince of Lagash”.[1] Louvre Museum.[2]
Reignc. 2600  BC
PredecessorEn-hegal
SuccessorUr-Nanshe
Dynasty1st dynasty of Lagash
Lugalshaengur was governor of Lagash, circa 2600 BCE.

The First dynasty of Lagash is dated to the 25th century BCE. Lugalshaengur wastributary to Mesilim. Following the hegemony of Mesannepada of Ur, Ur-Nanshe succeeded Lugalshaengur as the new high priest of Lagash and achieved independence, making himself king. He defeated Ur and captured the king of Umma, Pabilgaltuk.[4][5]

Lugalshaengur is known by an inscription on the head of a mace dedicated by King Mesilim of Kish, who was therefore contemporary with him.[3][6]

  • King priest on a votive tablet to Ningirsu, around the time of Lugalshaengu, before Ur-Nanshe. Found in Girsu, near Lagash. Louvre Museum.
    King priest on a votive tablet to Ningirsu, around the time of Lugalshaengu, before Ur-Nanshe. Found in Girsu, near Lagash. Louvre Museum.[7]
  • Transcription of the tablet.
    Transcription of the tablet.
  • Fragmentary inscription Lugalshaengur Ensi Lagash (Sumerian: 𒈗𒊮𒇉 𒑐𒋼𒋛 𒉢𒁓𒆷), "Lugalshaengur, Governor of Lagash" on the mace of Mesilim
    Fragmentary inscription Lugalshaengur Ensi Lagash (Sumerian: 𒈗𒊮𒇉 𒑐𒋼𒋛 𒉢𒁓𒆷), "Lugalshaengur, Governor of Lagash" on the mace of Mesilim

See also

References
  1. "CDLI-Found Texts". cdli.ucla.edu.
  2. "Masse d'armes du roi Mesilim". Louvre Museum. 2020.
  3. Katz, Dina (1993). Gilgamesh and Akka. BRILL. p. 13. ISBN 978-90-72371-67-6.
  4. Sayce, Archibald Henry; King, Leonard William; Jastrow, Morris (1911). "Babylonia and Assyria" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 99–112.
  5. Katz, Dina (1993). Gilgamesh and Akka. BRILL. p. 13. ISBN 978-90-72371-67-6.
  6. "CDLI-Found Texts". cdli.ucla.edu.
  7. "Louvre Museum Official Website". cartelen.louvre.fr.

Bibliography
  • Vojtech Zamarovský, Na počiatku bol Sumer, Mladé letá, 1968 Bratislava
  • Plamen Rusev, Mesalim, Lugal Na Kish: Politicheska Istoriia Na Ranen Shumer (XXVIII-XXVI V. Pr. N. E.), Faber, 2001 (LanguageBulgarian) [(Mesalim, Lugal of Kish. Political History of Early Sumer (XXVIII–XXVI century BC.)]
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