Enannatum II explained

Enannatum II
Governor of Lagash
Reign:	c. 2400  BCE
Predecessor:	Entemena
Successor:	Enentarzi
Dynasty:	1st Dynasty of Lagash

Enannatum II (Sumerian: {{cuneiform|,), son of Entemena, was Ensi (governor) of Lagash.^{[1] [2]}

Only a few inscriptions of Enannatum II are known, suggesting a short reign.^{[3] [4]} One of these inscriptions, of which four nearly identical instances are known,^[5] appears on a door socket from the great storehouse of Ningirsu at Lagash, which he restored:^[6]

He had a son named Lummadur, the last representative of the house of Ur-Nanshe, who apparently never held an official title.^[7] It seems that the power of Lagash waned at this point, and that other territories such as Umma ("Gishban") and Kish prevailed.^[7]

Enannatum II was the last member of the family of Ur-Nanshe.^[6] He was succeeded by a priest named Enentarzi.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Crawford . Harriet . The Sumerian World . 2013 . Routledge . 978-1-136-21912-2 . 23 . Harriet Crawford . en.
2. Book: Gonnet . Hatice . Breniquet-Coury . Catherine . Garelli . Paul . Durand . Jean-Marie . Le Proche-Orient asiatique. Tome 1: Des origines aux invasions des peuples de la mer . 2015 . Presses Universitaires de France . 978-2-13-073719-3 . 144 . fr.
3. Book: Radau . Hugo . Early Babylonian History: Down to the End of the Fourth Dynasty of Ur . 2005 . Wipf and Stock Publishers . 978-1-59752-381-3 . 119–120 . en.
4. Book: Gadd . C. J. . Edwards . I. E. S. . Hammond . N. G. L. . The Cambridge Ancient History . 1970 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-07051-5 . 220 . en.
5. Web site: Q001120 . Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative . cdli.ucla.edu.
6. Book: Jones . C. H. W. . Ancient Babylonia . 2012 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-107-60572-5 . 34 . en.
7. Book: Radau . Hugo . Early Babylonian History: Down to the End of the Fourth Dynasty of Ur . 2005 . Wipf and Stock Publishers . 978-1-59752-381-3 . 120 . en.