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Foundation nail dedicated by
Entemena, king of Lagash, to the god of
Bad-Tibira, about the peace treaty concluded between Lagash and Uruk. Extract from the inscription: "Those were the days when Entemena, ruler of Lagash, and Lugal-kinishe-dudu, ruler of Uruk, concluded a treaty of fraternity". This text is the oldest diplomatic document known. Found in Telloh, ancient Girsu, ca. 2400 BC.
Louvre Museum.[1]
Lugal-kinishe-dudu (𒈗𒆠𒉌𒂠𒌌𒌌, lugal-ki-ni-še₃-du₇-du₇)[5] also Lugal-kiginne-dudu (𒈗𒆠𒁺𒉌𒌌𒌌, lugal-ki-gin-ne2-du₇-du₇),[6] was a King and (
ensi) of
Uruk and
Ur who lived towards the end of the 25th century BCE.[7] The
Sumerian King List mentions Lugal-kinishe-dudu as the second king of the dynasty after En-shakansha-ana, attributing to him a fanciful reign of 120 years.[7][8]
The inscriptions of this sovereign which have been discovered show that he retained the power inherited from his predecessor, since he proclaimed himself king of
Ur and
Kish:[9]
"For An, king of all the lands, and for
Inanna, mistress of Eanna. Lugalkiginnedudu, the king of Kish. When Inana gave to Lugalkiginnedudu
en-ship in addition to kingship, she allowed him to exercise en-ship in
Uruk, and she allowed him to exercise kingship in
Ur."
The most remarkable document in which he is mentioned is a clay nail found in
Girsu and commemorating the alliance which he concluded with
Entemena of
Lagash, the oldest known reference to a
peace treaty between two kings:[7][13]
1st line:
"For
Inanna / and
Lugal-emuš /
Enmetena / ruler / of
Lagaš, / the E-muš, their beloved temple, / built / and ordered (these) clay nails for them. / Enmetena, / who built the E-muš,"
2nd line:
"his personal god / is
Šul-utul. / At that time, Enmetena, / ruler / of Lagaš, / and Lugal-kineš-dudu, / ruler / of Uruk, / established brotherhood."
— Alliance treaty between Entemana and Lugal-kinishe-dudu.[13]
He was followed by his son,
Lugalkisalsi, also read Lugaltarsi.[7]
^
abcdHayes, William (1950).
Chronology. Cambridge Ancient History. p. 51.
^"In Unug, En-shakansha-ana became king; he ruled for 60 years. Lugal-ure (ms. P3+BT14 has instead: Lugal-kinishe-dudu (?)) ruled for 120 years. Argandea ruled for 7 years. (ms. L1+N1 has:) 3 kings; they ruled for (ms. L1+N1 has:) 187 years. Then Unug was defeated (ms. TL has instead: destroyed) and the kingship was taken to Urim." in
"The Sumerian king list: translation". etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk.
This article should specify the language of its non-English content, using {{
lang}}, {{
transliteration}} for transliterated languages, and {{
IPA}} for phonetic transcriptions, with an appropriate
ISO 639 code. Wikipedia's
multilingual support templates may also be used.See why.(June 2021)
Foundation nail dedicated by
Entemena, king of Lagash, to the god of
Bad-Tibira, about the peace treaty concluded between Lagash and Uruk. Extract from the inscription: "Those were the days when Entemena, ruler of Lagash, and Lugal-kinishe-dudu, ruler of Uruk, concluded a treaty of fraternity". This text is the oldest diplomatic document known. Found in Telloh, ancient Girsu, ca. 2400 BC.
Louvre Museum.[1]
Lugal-kinishe-dudu (𒈗𒆠𒉌𒂠𒌌𒌌, lugal-ki-ni-še₃-du₇-du₇)[5] also Lugal-kiginne-dudu (𒈗𒆠𒁺𒉌𒌌𒌌, lugal-ki-gin-ne2-du₇-du₇),[6] was a King and (
ensi) of
Uruk and
Ur who lived towards the end of the 25th century BCE.[7] The
Sumerian King List mentions Lugal-kinishe-dudu as the second king of the dynasty after En-shakansha-ana, attributing to him a fanciful reign of 120 years.[7][8]
The inscriptions of this sovereign which have been discovered show that he retained the power inherited from his predecessor, since he proclaimed himself king of
Ur and
Kish:[9]
"For An, king of all the lands, and for
Inanna, mistress of Eanna. Lugalkiginnedudu, the king of Kish. When Inana gave to Lugalkiginnedudu
en-ship in addition to kingship, she allowed him to exercise en-ship in
Uruk, and she allowed him to exercise kingship in
Ur."
The most remarkable document in which he is mentioned is a clay nail found in
Girsu and commemorating the alliance which he concluded with
Entemena of
Lagash, the oldest known reference to a
peace treaty between two kings:[7][13]
1st line:
"For
Inanna / and
Lugal-emuš /
Enmetena / ruler / of
Lagaš, / the E-muš, their beloved temple, / built / and ordered (these) clay nails for them. / Enmetena, / who built the E-muš,"
2nd line:
"his personal god / is
Šul-utul. / At that time, Enmetena, / ruler / of Lagaš, / and Lugal-kineš-dudu, / ruler / of Uruk, / established brotherhood."
— Alliance treaty between Entemana and Lugal-kinishe-dudu.[13]
He was followed by his son,
Lugalkisalsi, also read Lugaltarsi.[7]
^
abcdHayes, William (1950).
Chronology. Cambridge Ancient History. p. 51.
^"In Unug, En-shakansha-ana became king; he ruled for 60 years. Lugal-ure (ms. P3+BT14 has instead: Lugal-kinishe-dudu (?)) ruled for 120 years. Argandea ruled for 7 years. (ms. L1+N1 has:) 3 kings; they ruled for (ms. L1+N1 has:) 187 years. Then Unug was defeated (ms. TL has instead: destroyed) and the kingship was taken to Urim." in
"The Sumerian king list: translation". etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk.