| Lugal-kinishe-dudu | |
| Reign: | c. 2400 BCE |
| Predecessor: | Urzage[1] |
| Successor: | Lugal-kisal-si |
| Dynasty: | Second Dynasty of Uruk |
Lugal-kinishe-dudu (lugal-ki-ni-še₃-du₇-du₇)[2] also Lugal-kiginne-dudu (lugal-ki-gin-ne2-du₇-du₇),[3] was a King and (ensi) of Uruk and Ur who lived towards the end of the 25th century BCE.[4] The Sumerian King List mentions Lugal-kinishe-dudu as the second king of the dynasty after En-shakansha-ana, attributing to him a fanciful reign of 120 years.[4] [5]
The inscriptions of this sovereign which have been discovered show that he retained the power inherited from his predecessor, since he proclaimed himself king of Ur and Kish:[6]
Numerous fragments are known that bear the name of Lugalkinishedudu, mainly found in Nippur, and now located in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.[7]
The most remarkable document in which he is mentioned is a clay nail found in Girsu and commemorating the alliance which he concluded with Entemena of Lagash, the oldest known reference to a peace treaty between two kings:[4] [8]
He was followed by his son, Lugalkisalsi, also read Lugaltarsi.[4]
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