Enhegal
Sign in to saveAlso known as Enkhengal
En-hegal, also Enhengal (Sumerian: , ; ), was possibly an ancient ruler of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash. Only one inscription mentioning him is known, the "Tablet of En-hegal", describing a business transaction. If indeed a king of Lagash, it is estimated he would have ruled around 2570 BC.
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
En-hegal, also Enhengal (Sumerian: , ; ), was possibly an ancient ruler of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash. Only one inscription mentioning him is known, the "Tablet of En-hegal", describing a business transaction. If indeed a king of Lagash, it is estimated he would have ruled around 2570 BC.
The tablet with his name describes a business transaction, in which a possible King En-hegal buys land. He seems to have purchased about 1,000 hectares of land. A tentative translation of the tablet was published by George Barton.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Enhegal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.