Enshakushanna
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Enshakushanna was an early dynastic Sumerian king of Uruk known for expanding his rule over several Sumerian city-states and asserting one of the first claims to kingship over all of Sumer.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Uruk
ⓘ
Sumerian king ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Early Dynastic Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
clay tablets
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Nippur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedTitle |
king of Sumer
ⓘ
king of the land ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | other Sumerian city-state rulers ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expandedRuleOver |
Kish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nippur NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ other Sumerian city-states ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governedPolity | city-state of Uruk ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Akkadian Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | among earliest rulers to assert supremacy over all Sumer ⓘ |
| inscriptionsIn | cuneiform ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early claim to kingship over all of Sumer
ⓘ
expansion of Uruk’s power ⓘ military campaigns against other Sumerian city-states ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| legacy | model for later Mesopotamian royal ideology ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | later Mesopotamian king lists ⓘ |
| occupation | monarch ⓘ |
| politicalRole | hegemon of Sumer ⓘ |
| predecessorCulture | Early Dynastic city-state system ⓘ |
| regionRuled | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| reignApproximateDate | circa 25th century BCE ⓘ |
| reignedIn | Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | Early Dynastic III period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sumerian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorCulture | Akkadian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialAmbition | unification of Sumer under Uruk’s rule ⓘ |
| titleUsedInInscriptions |
lugal Sumeri
ⓘ
lugal kalam-ma ⓘ |
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