UR-BABA

Ur-Baba
Sumerian: 𒌨𒀭𒁀𒌑
Ur-Baba; Sumerian: 𒌨𒀭𒁀𒌑
Ruler of Lagash
	Diorite Statue of Ur-Ba'u (Ur-Baba), Prince of Lagash. Louvre Museum, AO 9.
Reign	c. 2100 BC
Predecessor	Kaku or Kakug
Successor	Gudea
Dynasty	Ruler of Lagash

Lagash

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Gudea ruled from Lagash

Ur-Baba or Ur-Bau ( Sumerian: 𒌨𒀭𒁀𒌑 ur-^Dba.ba₆ or ur-^Dba.U₂, servant of the goddess Bau) was ensi of Lagash from 2093 BC – 2080 BC ( short chronology) or 2157 BC – 2144 BC ( middle chronology), roughly contemporaneous with the last king of Akkad, Shu-turul.^[3] In one of his inscriptions, he refers to himself as a child of the god Ninagal ( Sumerian: 𒀭𒎏𒀉𒃲).^[4]

According to inscriptions of Ur-Baba, during his reign Lagash enjoyed prosperity and independence from the Akkadians. His daughter Ninalla married Gudea, who succeeded him as ensi.^[3]

Tablet of Ur-Baba, Girsu.^[4]
Cone with name and title of Ur-Baba, king of Lagash
Ur-Bau foundation tablet. Walters Art Museum
Ur-Bau foundation tablet (front detail). Walters Art Museum
Foundation figurine of Ur-Baba
Cuneiform dedication cone of Ur-Bau
Ur-Baba inscription plaque enumerating the temples erected by him; Louvre collection (AO 261).^[4]

References

^ "Site officiel du musée du Louvre". cartelfr.louvre.fr.
^ Eppihimer, Melissa (2019). Exemplars of Kingship: Art, Tradition, and the Legacy of the Akkadians. Oxford University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-19-090302-2.
^ ^a ^b Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 185. ISBN 9781134787951.
^ ^a ^b ^c Full translation of the tablet: Edzard, Sibylle; Edzard, Dietz Otto (1997). Gudea and His Dynasty. University of Toronto Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-8020-4187-6.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Kaku	King of Lagash ca. 22nd century BC	Succeeded by Gudea

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[1] "Site officiel du musée du Louvre". cartelfr.louvre.fr.

[2] Eppihimer, Melissa (2019). Exemplars of Kingship: Art, Tradition, and the Legacy of the Akkadians. Oxford University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-19-090302-2.

[GL-3] Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 185. ISBN 9781134787951.

[SE-4] Full translation of the tablet: Edzard, Sibylle; Edzard, Dietz Otto (1997). Gudea and His Dynasty. University of Toronto Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-8020-4187-6.

[5] Rulers with names in italics are considered fictional.

[6] Hallo, W.; Simpson, W. (1971). The Ancient Near East. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich. pp. 48–49.

[7] "Rulers of Mesopotamia". cdli.ox.ac.uk. University of Oxford, CNRS.

[8] Thomas, Ariane; Potts, Timothy (2020). Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins. Getty Publications. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-60606-649-2.

[9] Roux, Georges (1992). Ancient Iraq. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 532–534 (Chronological Tables). ISBN 978-0-14-193825-7.

[SKL-10] Per Sumerian King List

[11] Unger, Merrill F. (2014). Israel and the Aramaeans of Damascus: A Study in Archaeological Illumination of Bible History. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-62564-606-4.

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Ur-Baba Sumerian: 𒌨𒀭𒁀𒌑
Ruler of Lagash
Diorite Statue of Ur-Ba'u (Ur-Baba), Prince of Lagash. Louvre Museum, AO 9.^[1]^[2]
Reign	c. 2100 BC
Predecessor	Kaku or Kakug
Successor	Gudea
Dynasty	Ruler of Lagash