Lagash
Sign in to saveLagash (; cuneiform: LAGAŠKI; Sumerian: Lagaš) was an ancient city-state located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about east of the modern town of Al-Shatrah, Iraq. Lagash (modern Al-Hiba in Dhi Qar Governorate) was one of the oldest cities of the Ancient Near East, and the Lagash state incorporated the cities of Lagash, Girsu, and Nina. Girsu (modern Telloh), about northwest of Lagash, was the religious center of the Lagash state, with its main temple, the E-ninnu, dedicated to the god Ningirsu. The ancient site of Nina (Tell Zurghul), around away
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Lagash was an ancient city-state in southern Mesopotamia (in present-day Iraq) that was one of the oldest settlements of the Ancient Near East, encompassing multiple cities including Lagash itself, Girsu, and Nina. The state is significant as an early example of organized urban civilization, with Girsu serving as its religious center and home to an important temple dedicated to the god Ningirsu.
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Lagash
- Ancient site.native_name
- 𒉢𒁓𒆷𒆠
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Al-Hiba
- Ancient site.map_dot_label
- Lagash
- Ancient site.map_type
- Iraq
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Al-Shatrah, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq
- Ancient site.region
- Mesopotamia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.area
- 400 to 600 ha
- Ancient site.built
- 3rd millennium BC
- Ancient site.epochs
- Early Dynastic, Sargonic, Ur III
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27 sectionsContents
- History
- First dynasty of Lagash (c. 2520 – c. 2260 BC)
- Ur-Nanshe
- Eannatum
- Entemena
- Under the Akkadian Empire
- Second dynasty of Lagash (c. 2260 – c. 2023 BC)
- Gudea
- Nam-mahani
- Under the Ur III Empire
- Archaeology
- Archaeological remains
- Area A (Ibgal of Inanna)
- Level I architecture
- Level II and Level III architecture
- Area B (3HB Building and 4HB Building at Bagara of Ningirsu)
- The 3HB Building
- The 4HB Building
- Area C
- Area G
- Western Building Complex
- Curving Wall (Eastern Zone)
- List of rulers
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Lagash (; cuneiform: LAGAŠKI; Sumerian: Lagaš) was an ancient city-state located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about east of the modern town of Al-Shatrah, Iraq. Lagash (modern Al-Hiba in Dhi Qar Governorate) was one of the oldest cities of the Ancient Near East, and the Lagash state incorporated the cities of Lagash, Girsu, and Nina. Girsu (modern Telloh), about northwest of Lagash, was the religious center of the Lagash state, with its main temple, the E-ninnu, dedicated to the god Ningirsu. The ancient site of Nina (Tell Zurghul), around away, marks the southern limit of the state.
==History== Though some Uruk period pottery shards were found in a surface survey, significant occupation at the site of Lagash began early in the 3rd Millennium BC, in the Early Dynastic I period (c. 2900–2600 BC). Surface surveys and excavations show that the peak occupation, with an area of about 500 hectares occurred during the Early Dynastic III period (c. 2500–2334 BC). The later corresponds with what is now called the First Dynasty of Lagash. Lagash then came under the control of the Akkadian Empire for several centuries. With the fall of that empire, Lagash had a period of revival as an independent power during the 2nd Dynasty of Lagash before coming under the control of the 3rd Dynasty of Ur. After the fall of Ur, there was some modest occupation in the Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian periods. Lagash was then largely deserted until a Seleucid era fortress was built there in the 2nd century BC. thumb|upright=1.2|right|Location of Lagash before the expansion of the Akkadian Empire (in green). The territory of [[Sumer appears in orange. Circa 2350 BC]]