Enannatum II

Enannatum II
๐’‚—๐’€ญ๐’ˆพ๐’บ
Mace head with the eagle of Lagash, dedicated to the life of Enannatum, possibly Enannatum II[1]
King of Lagash
Reignc. 2400 BC
PredecessorEntemena
SuccessorEnentarzi
IssueLummadur
Dynasty1st Dynasty of Lagash
FatherEntemena
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Location of Lagash

Enannatum II (Sumerian: ๐’‚—๐’€ญ๐’ˆพ๐’บ, EN.AN.NA-tum2; fl.โ€‰c. 2400 BC), son of Entemena, was Ensi (governor) of Lagash.[2][3]

Only a few inscriptions of Enannatum II are known, suggesting a short reign.[4][5] One of these inscriptions, of which four nearly identical instances are known,[6] appears on a door socket from the great storehouse of Ningirsu at Lagash, which he restored:[7]

For Ningirsu, the foremost warrior of Enlil. Enannatum, the ensi of Lagash, whom Nanshe had chosen in her heart, the great ensi of Ningirsu, the son of Entemena, the ensi of Lagash, restored for Ningirsu his brewery. The god of Enannatum, the man who restored the brewery, is Shulutula

โ€”โ€ŠDoor socket inscription of Enannatum II.[8]

He had a son named Lummadur, the last representative of the house of Ur-Nanshe, who apparently never held an official title.[9] It seems that the power of Lagash waned at this point, and that other territories such as Umma ("Gishban") and Kish prevailed.[9]

Enannatum II was the last member of the family of Ur-Nanshe.[7] He was succeeded by a priest named Enentarzi.[3]

  • Inscription on the mace head, possibly dedicated to Enannatum II: "For Ningirsu of E-ninnu, the workman of Enannatum, ruler of Lagash, Barakisumun, the sukkal, dedicated this for the life of Enannatum, his Master."[1]
    Inscription on the mace head, possibly dedicated to Enannatum II: "For Ningirsu of E-ninnu, the workman of Enannatum, ruler of Lagash, Barakisumun, the sukkal, dedicated this for the life of Enannatum, his Master."[1]
  • Door socket dedicated to Ningirsu by "Enannatum, ensi of Lagash (...) son of Entemena", hence Enannatum II, grandson of Enannatum I.[10]
    Door socket dedicated to Ningirsu by "Enannatum, ensi of Lagash (...) son of Entemena", hence Enannatum II, grandson of Enannatum I.[10]
  • Inscriptions "Enannatum (...) son of Entemena" (๐’‚—๐’€ญ๐’ˆพ๐’บ...๐’Œ‰ ๐’‚—๐’‹ผ๐’ˆจ๐’ˆพ) on the door socket.[10]
    Inscriptions "Enannatum (...) son of Entemena" (๐’‚—๐’€ญ๐’ˆพ๐’บ...๐’Œ‰ ๐’‚—๐’‹ผ๐’ˆจ๐’ˆพ) on the door socket.[10]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Crawford, Harriet (2013). The Sumerian World. Routledge. p.ย 23. ISBNย 978-1-136-21912-2.
  3. ^ a b Gonnet, Hatice; Breniquet-Coury, Catherine; Garelli, Paul; Durand, Jean-Marie (2015). Le Proche-Orient asiatique. Tome 1: Des origines aux invasions des peuples de la mer (in French). Presses Universitaires de France. p.ย 144. ISBNย 978-2-13-073719-3.
  4. ^ Radau, Hugo (2005). Early Babylonian History: Down to the End of the Fourth Dynasty of Ur. Wipf and Stock Publishers. pp.ย 119โ€“120. ISBNย 978-1-59752-381-3.
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  6. ^ "Q001120". cdli.ucla.edu. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative.
  7. ^ a b Jones, C. H. W. (2012). Ancient Babylonia. Cambridge University Press. p.ย 34. ISBNย 978-1-107-60572-5.
  8. ^ Kramer, Samuel Noah (1971). The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character. University of Chicago Press. p.ย 316. ISBNย 978-0-226-45238-8.
  9. ^ a b Radau, Hugo (2005). Early Babylonian History: Down to the End of the Fourth Dynasty of Ur. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p.ย 120. ISBNย 978-1-59752-381-3.
  10. ^ a b Full transliteration "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative.
Regnal titles
Precededย by King of Lagash
c. 2400 BC 		Succeededย by