Gu’edena (Gu-edenna)

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disputed territory fertile land region of ancient Sumer

Gu’edena (Gu-edenna) was a fertile and strategically important tract of land in ancient Sumer, frequently contested between the city-states of Umma and Lagash.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Gu’edena	0
Gu-edenna	0

Statements (27)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	disputed territory ⓘ fertile land ⓘ region of ancient Sumer ⓘ
alternativeName	Gu-edenna NERFINISHED ⓘ Gu’edena NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Stele of the Vultures NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy	agricultural productivity ⓘ fertile soil ⓘ
disputeType	border conflict ⓘ
frequentlyContestedBy	Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ Umma NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole	cause of recurrent wars between Umma and Lagash ⓘ
languageOfName	Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Mesopotamia ⓘ
locatedNear	city-state of Lagash ⓘ city-state of Umma NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn	inscriptions of Eannatum of Lagash ⓘ inscriptions of Enmetena of Lagash ⓘ
nameMeaningApproximate	edge of the plain ⓘ
politicalSignificance	boundary zone between Umma and Lagash ⓘ
reasonForConflict	control of arable land ⓘ control of irrigation resources ⓘ
regionType	agricultural frontier ⓘ
strategicImportanceFor	Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ Umma NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Umma → disputedRegion → Gu’edena (Gu-edenna) ⓘ