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Ur-Nanshe
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Also known as Ur-Nanše

Ur-Nanshe (, ; ) also Ur-Nina, was the first king of the First Dynasty of Lagash in the Sumerian Early Dynastic Period III. He is known through inscriptions to have commissioned many building projects, including canals and temples, in the state of Lagash, and defending Lagash from its rival state Umma. He was probably not from royal lineage, being the son of Gunidu () who was recorded without an accompanying royal title. He was the father of Akurgal, who succeeded him, and grandfather of Eannatum. Eannatum expanded the kingdom of Lagash by defeating Umma as illustrated in the Stele of the Vult

Key facts

Royalty.name
Ur-Nanshe
Royalty.image
Ur-Nanshe.jpg
Royalty.caption
Ur-Nanshe, seated, wearing flounced skirt. The text to the right of his head reads "Ur-Nanshe" (𒌨𒀭𒀏, UR-NAN). The text in front of him reads "Boats from the land of Dilmun carried the wood" (𒈣20px𒆳𒋫𒄘𒄑𒈬-𒅅, ma2 dilmun kur-ta gu2 giš mu-gal2). Limestone, Early Dynastic III (2550–2500 BC). Found in Telloh (ancient city of Girsu). Louvre Museum.
Royalty.spouse
Possibly Abda Menbara-abzu
Royalty.reign
c. 2520 BC
Royalty.father
Gunidu
Royalty.predecessor
Possibly Lugal-sha-engur
Royalty.successor
Possibly Akurgal
Royalty.dynasty
1st Dynasty of Lagash
Royalty.succession
King of Lagash

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Temples
  • Inscriptions
  • The Perforated Relief
  • Door socket
  • The Plaque of Ur Nanshe
  • Additional inscriptions
  • See also
  • References

Ur-Nanshe (, ; ) also Ur-Nina, was the first king of the First Dynasty of Lagash in the Sumerian Early Dynastic Period III. He is known through inscriptions to have commissioned many building projects, including canals and temples, in the state of Lagash, and defending Lagash from its rival state Umma. He was probably not from royal lineage, being the son of Gunidu () who was recorded without an accompanying royal title. He was the father of Akurgal, who succeeded him, and grandfather of Eannatum. Eannatum expanded the kingdom of Lagash by defeating Umma as illustrated in the Stele of the Vultures and continued the building and renovation of Ur-Nanshe's original buildings.

He ascended after Lugalshaengur (lugal-ša-engur), who was the ensi, or high priest of Lagash, and is only known from the macehead inscription of Mesilim.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ur-Nanshe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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