Urzage

Urzage[lower-alpha 1] was an ancient Iraqi ruler.[1] He ruled sometime during the Early Dynastic IIIb period (c.2500 – c.2350 BCE); additionally, temp. A'annepada, Entemena, Il, and Ishtup-Ishar. Urzage was preceded by Lugalsilâsi I as the king of Uruk. Urzage may have also been succeeded by Lugalkinishedudu as a great king of Kish.

Urzage
Great King of Kish
Reignc.2400 BCE
PredecessorEannatum
SuccessorLugalkinishedudu
King of Uruk
Reignc.2400 BCE
PredecessorLugalsilâsi I
SuccessorLugalkinishedudu
BornUruk
Era name and dates
Early Dynastic IIIb: c.2500 – c.2350 BCE (MC)
Sumerian𒌨𒍠𒌓𒁺
DynastySecond dynasty of Uruk
ReligionSumerian religion

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    • Kesecker, N. (2018). "Lugalzagesi: The First Emperor of Mesopotamia?". ARAMAZD Armenian Journal of Near Eastern Studies. XII (1). Retrieved 2021-05-18.
    • Marchesi, Gianni (2015). Sallaberger, Walther; Schrakamp, Ingo (eds.). "Toward a Chronology of Early Dynastic Rulers in Mesopotamia". History and Philology (ARCANE 3; Turnhout).


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