Enentarzi Explained

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

Enentarzi (en-en₃-tar-zid,^[1] also, en-e-tar-zi^[2] was Ensi (governor) of Lagash.^{[3] [4]} He was originally a chief-priest of Lagash for the god Ningirsu.^[4]

He succeed Enannatum II who only had a short reign and was the last representative of the house of Ur-Nanshe.^{[5] [6]} It seems that the power of Lagash waned at this point, and that other territories such as Umma ("Gishban") and Kish prevailed.^[7]

Enentarzi probably ruled for at least 4 years.^[8]

An inscription records that 600 Elamites came to plunder Lagash during the rule of Enentarzi, but that they were repelled.^[9]

He was succeeded by another priest named Enlitarzi, and then his son Lugalanda.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sumerian Dictionary . oracc.iaas.upenn.edu.)
2. THUREAU-DANGIN . Fçois . Une Incursion Élamite en Territoire Sumérien: A l'Époque Présargonique . Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale . 1907 . 6 . 4 . 139–142 . 23283625 . 0373-6032.
3. Book: Crawford . Harriet . Harriet Crawford . The Sumerian World . 2013 . Routledge . 978-1-136-21912-2 . 23 . en.
4. Book: Gonnet . Hatice . Hatice Gonnet-Bağana . Le Proche-Orient asiatique. Tome 1: Des origines aux invasions des peuples de la mer . Breniquet-Coury . Catherine . Garelli . Paul . Durand . Jean-Marie . 2015 . Presses Universitaires de France . 978-2-13-073719-3 . 144 . fr.
5. 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.
6. 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.
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.
8. Book: Jones . C. H. W. . Ancient Babylonia . 2012 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-107-60572-5 . 34 . en.
9. THUREAU-DANGIN . Fçois . Une Incursion Élamite en Territoire Sumérien: A l'Époque Présargonique . Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale . 1907 . 6 . 4 . 139–142 . 23283625 . 0373-6032.