Urzage

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Urzage
Great King of Kish
Reignc. 2400 BCE
PredecessorEannatum
SuccessorLugalkinishedudu
King of Uruk
Reignc. 2400 BCE
PredecessorLugalsilâsi I
SuccessorLugalkinishedudu
BornUruk
Era name and dates
Early Dynastic IIIbc. 2500 – c. 2350 BCE (MC)
Sumerian𒌨𒍠𒌓𒁺
DynastySecond dynasty of Uruk
ReligionSumerian religion

Urzage[a] was an ancient Iraqi ruler.[1] He ruled sometime during the Early Dynastic IIIb period (c. 2500 – c. 2350 BCE); additionally, temp. A'annepada, Entemena, Il, and Ishtup-Ishar. Urzage was preceded by Lugalsilâsi I as the king of Uruk. Urzage may have also been succeeded by Lugalkinishedudu as a great king of Kish.

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  1. ^ Sumerian: 𒌨𒍠𒌓𒁺, romanized: urzage; transliterated: ur.zag.𒌓.e₃

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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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