inscriptions of Enmetena of Lagash
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The inscriptions of Enmetena of Lagash are a series of Early Dynastic Sumerian royal texts that record the ruler Enmetena’s building projects, religious dedications, and conflicts—especially boundary disputes—with the neighboring city-state of Umma.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian inscription
ⓘ
cuneiform text ⓘ royal inscription corpus ⓘ |
| associatedPolity | Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRuler | Enmetena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | rulers of Lagash ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite | Girsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn | archaeological finds from Girsu ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Sumerian city-state culture ⓘ |
| currentLocationType | museum collections ⓘ |
| dateApproximate | circa 24th century BCE ⓘ |
| function |
commemoration of royal achievements
ⓘ
record of territorial claims ⓘ religious dedication record ⓘ |
| genre | royal inscription ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Sumer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSourceFor |
Early Dynastic political history
ⓘ
Sumerian temple economy ⓘ ancient Mesopotamian law and boundary practice ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
boundary disputes
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building projects ⓘ inter-city warfare ⓘ religious dedications ⓘ royal legitimation ⓘ |
| material |
clay
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| mentionsCityState |
Lagash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionsDeity |
Enlil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nanshe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Early Dynastic period ⓘ |
| politicalContext | rivalry between Lagash and Umma ⓘ |
| preservation | fragmentary ⓘ |
| recordsEventType |
boundary agreement
ⓘ
canal or irrigation works ⓘ military conflict ⓘ temple construction ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Sumerian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
| textType |
foundation inscription
ⓘ
monumental inscription ⓘ |
| usedFor |
assertion of royal authority
ⓘ
sanctification of borders by the gods ⓘ |
| writingSystemStage | Early Dynastic cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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