Naram-Sin of Akkad — Naram Sin Naram Sin depicted on his victory stele Born Naram Sin Other names Naram Suen … Wikipedia
Mesannepada — Ancient Near East portal Mesannepada (or Mesh Ane pada, hero chosen by Heaven , sometimes called Nanne) was the first king listed for the first dynasty of Ur (ca. the 25th century BC) on the Sumerian king list. He is listed to have ruled for 80… … Wikipedia
Urukagina — Fragment of an inscription of Urukagina; it reads as follows: He [Uruinimgina] dug (…) the canal to the town of NINA. At its beginning, he built the Eninnu; at its ending, he built the Esiraran. (Musée du Louvre) Urukagina (reigned ca. 2380… … Wikipedia
SUMER, SUMERIANS — Prehistory Sumer (Akk. Šumer ī Sumerian Kengir) is the earliest known name of the land corresponding roughly to the southern half of Iraq. It was first settled about 5000 B.C.E. by agriculturists from the hilly regions to the north and/or east,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mesh-ki-ang-gasher — Ancient Near East portal Mesh ki ang gasher (Mèš ki áĝ ga še er, Meš ki aĝ gašer; also transliterated Mes Kiag Gasher, Mesh Ki Ang Gasher, Meskiagkasher, Meckiagkacer and variants) was a Sumerian ruler and th … Wikipedia
Jushur — (also transliterated Jucur, Gushur, Gishur, etc.; earlier read as Gaur), according to the Sumerian king list, was the first king of the first dynasty of Kish. It claims he reigned in Sumer for 1,200 years as the first post diluvian king. After… … Wikipedia
Meskalamdug — ( hero of the good land ) was an early ruler (ensi[citation needed]) of Ur who does not appear in the Sumerian king list. His tomb, discovered by English archaeologist Sir Leonard Wooley in the Royal Cemetery of Ur in 1924, contained numerous… … Wikipedia
Dumuzid, the Fisherman — Dumuzid (Sumerian: Dumu, child, son + Zi(d), faithful, true ) the Fisherman , originally from Kuara in Sumer, was the 3rd king in the 1st Dynasty of Uruk, and Gilgamesh s predecessor, according to the Sumerian king list. The king list also states … Wikipedia
Nangishlishma — Ancient Near East portal Nangishlishma of Kish was the third Sumerian king in the First Dynasty of Kish (after ca. 2900 BC), according to the Sumerian king list … Wikipedia
Mashda — Ancient Near East portal Mashda of Kish was the eleventh Sumerian king in the First Dynasty of Kish (after ca. 2900 BC), according to the Sumerian king list. He was a son of the king Atab … Wikipedia
