Lugalannatum Explained

Lugalannatum
Prince of Umma
Reign:	fl. circa 2130 BCE

Lugalannatum (lu-gal-an-na-tum) was a ruler ("patesi") of the city-state of Umma, circa 2130 BCE.

Lugalannatum is known from a deposit tablet, now in the Louvre Museum, in which he mentions the rule of Si'um, king of the Gutians.^[1] The tablet was first published in 1911, and first revealed the existence of a Gutian dynasty of Sumer.^{[2] [3]} The tablet is written in the Akkadian language following the influence of the former Akkadian Empire, and uses Sumerian cuneiform characters for their phonetical value. It reads:

The name of the Temple, previously thought to be "Ê PA Temple", is now understood as being "Scepter Temple", and read E.GIDRU.

The text shows the allegiance of Lugalannatum, as simple Governor of Umma, towards the Gutian king of Sumer.^[4]

There is also an inscription by Lugalannatum, dedicated to the life of Urgigir.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Sallaberger . Walther . Der kultische Kalender der Ur III-Zeit . 2011 . Walter de Gruyter . 978-3-11-088925-3 . 250, note 1182 . de.
2. Scheil . Vincent . Une nouvelle dynastie suméro-accadienne. Les rois " Guti " . Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres . 1911 . 55 . 4 . 318–327 . 10.3406/crai.1911.72837 .
3. Book: Langdon . Stephen . Babylonian liturgies . 1913 . Stephen Langdon . 93 . en.
4. "From a text recently found at Jokha we also know that Lugal-annatum, patesi of Umma, Lugalannatum patesi of Umma, owed allegiance to Sium, King of Guti" Book: Chisholm . Hugh . The Britannica Year Book . 1913 . Encyclopœdia Britannica Company, Limited . 259 . en.
5. Book: Beaulieu . Paul-Alain . The Pantheon of Uruk During the Neo-Babylonian Period . 2003 . BRILL . 978-90-04-13024-1 . en.