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Lugalsilâsi I

Lugalsilâsi I

Ancient Iraqi ruler

Lugalsilâsi I[lower-alpha 1] was an ancient Iraqi ruler.[1] He ruled sometime during the Early Dynastic IIIb period (c. 2500 – c. 2350 BCE); additionally, temp. Eannatum, Akurgal, Ush, E-iginimpa'e, and Ikun-Mari. Lugalsilâsi I was preceded by Lugalnamniršumma as the king of Uruk. Lugalsilâsi I may have also been succeeded by Meskalamdug as a great king of Kish.

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  1. Sumerian: 𒈗𒋻𒋛, romanized: lugalsilâsi; transliterated: lugal.silâ.si; lit. 'The Lord Fills the Streets (of the City)'

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    1. [1]
      Marchesi 2015, p. 139–145.

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    Bibliography

    • Kesecker, N. (2018). "Lugalzagesi: The First Emperor of Mesopotamia?". ARAMAZD Armenian Journal of Near Eastern Studies. XII (1). Retrieved 2021-05-18.
    • Marchesi, Gianni (2015). Sallaberger, Walther; Schrakamp, Ingo (eds.). "Toward a Chronology of Early Dynastic Rulers in Mesopotamia". History and Philology (ARCANE 3; Turnhout).


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