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Eannatum (Sumerian: 𒂍𒀭𒈾𒁺 É.AN.NA-tum2; fl. c. 2450 BC) was a
Sumerian Ensi (ruler or king) of Lagash. He
established one of the
first verifiable empires...
- as tribute." His son
Akurgal ruled briefly after him. The next ruler,
Eannatum (earlier
referred to as "Eannadu"), son of
Akurgal and
grandson of Ur-Nanshe...
- and the
capture of Umma’s king, Pabilgagaltuku. Ur-Nanshe's
grandson Eannatum is
credited with
several military victories,
among the
better known ones...
- the Louvre. The
stele was
erected as a
monument to the
victory of king
Eannatum of
Lagash over Ush, king of Umma. It is the
earliest known war monument...
- of Enmetena, was Ush. Gu-Edin had been
claimed by the énsi of Lagash,
Eannatum –
author of the
Stele of
Vultures – as the
property of Lagash's god, Ninĝirsu...
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depiction of a
khopesh is from the
Stele of the Vultures,
depicting King
Eannatum of
Lagash wielding the weapon; this
would date the
khopesh to at least...
- in agriculture, tool-making and architecture. In the 26th
century BC,
Eannatum of
Lagash created a short-lived empire. Later, Lugal-Zage-Si, the priest-king...
- that he was
originally understood as the
deified form of
historical king
Eannatum of Lagash, but this
theory remains a
matter of
dispute among researchers...
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included Ur-Nanshe of
Lagash in the late 26th
century BC, his
grandson Eannatum in the
following century,
Urukagina in the 24th
century and Gudea, ruler...
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Enmetena It is
thought that Ush was
severely defeated by
Eannatum, king of Lagash. The
victory of
Eannatum is
mentioned in a
fragmentary inscription on the stele...
