Lugalshaengur Explained

Lugalshaengur
Governor of Lagash
Reign:	c. 2600  BC
Predecessor:	En-hegal
Successor:	Ur-Nanshe
Dynasty:	1st dynasty of Lagash

Lugalshaengur (Sumerian: {{cuneiform|, Lugal-sha-engur), (c. 2600 BCE), was ensi (governor) of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.

The First dynasty of Lagash is dated to the 25th century BCE. Lugalshaengur wastributary to Mesilim. Following the hegemony of Mesannepada of Ur, Ur-Nanshe succeeded Lugalshaengur as the new high priest of Lagash and achieved independence, making himself king. He defeated Ur and captured the king of Umma, Pabilgaltuk.^{[1] [2]}

Lugalshaengur is known by an inscription on the head of a mace dedicated by King Mesilim of Kish, who was therefore contemporary with him.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• History of Sumer

Bibliography

• Vojtech Zamarovský, Na počiatku bol Sumer, Mladé letá, 1968 Bratislava
• Plamen Rusev, Mesalim, Lugal Na Kish: Politicheska Istoriia Na Ranen Shumer (XXVIII-XXVI V. Pr. N. E.), Faber, 2001 (LanguageBulgarian) [(Mesalim, Lugal of Kish. Political History of Early Sumer (XXVIII–XXVI century BC.)]

Notes and References

1. Babylonia and Assyria . 3 . 99–112 . Archibald Henry . Sayce . Leonard William . King . Morris . Jastrow.
2. Book: Katz . Dina . Gilgamesh and Akka . 1993 . BRILL . 978-90-72371-67-6 . 13 . en.
3. Book: Katz . Dina . Gilgamesh and Akka . 1993 . BRILL . 978-90-72371-67-6 . 13 . en.
4. Web site: CDLI-Found Texts . cdli.ucla.edu.