Mesannepada of Ur

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Mesannepada of Ur was an early Sumerian king who founded the First Dynasty of Ur and became one of the most prominent rulers of early Mesopotamia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Ur
Sumerian king
ancient Mesopotamian ruler
associatedCity Ur NERFINISHED
associatedDeity Nanna (Sin) NERFINISHED
associatedWith development of Ur as a major Sumerian center
associatedWithSite Royal Cemetery of Ur NERFINISHED
burialPlace Ur (probable) NERFINISHED
claimedTitle King of Kish NERFINISHED
country Sumer NERFINISHED
culture Sumerian
dynastyFounded First Dynasty of Ur NERFINISHED
era Early Dynastic Sumer NERFINISHED
father Meskalamdug (possible, epigraphically suggested) NERFINISHED
floruit 3rd millennium BCE
circa 26th century BCE
founded First Dynasty of Ur NERFINISHED
hasEvidenceType cuneiform inscriptions
royal seals
hasNameVariant Mes-ane-pada NERFINISHED
Mesanepada NERFINISHED
historicalStatus historically attested ruler
language Sumerian
mentionedIn Sumerian King List NERFINISHED
inscriptions from Ur
nameLanguage Sumerian
notableFor being one of the earliest historically attested kings of Ur
founding the First Dynasty of Ur
prominence in early Mesopotamian political history
partOf First Dynasty of Ur NERFINISHED
politicalRole city-state ruler
hegemonic ruler in early Mesopotamia
positionHeld King of Ur
predecessor Aannepada of Ur (possible or traditional predecessor, uncertain) NERFINISHED
region southern Mesopotamia
reignedIn Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
Sumer NERFINISHED
Ur NERFINISHED
religion Sumerian religion NERFINISHED
ruledOver city-state of Ur
territories in southern Mesopotamia (extent uncertain)
spouse Ninbanda (possible, from inscriptions) NERFINISHED
successor Aannepada of Ur NERFINISHED
Meskiagnunna of Ur (possible successor, uncertain) NERFINISHED
timePeriod Early Dynastic III period NERFINISHED
title lugal of Kish
lugal of Ur

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Early Dynastic period hasNotableRuler Mesannepada of Ur
Sumerian King List includesKing Mesannepada of Ur