Enentarzi
| Enentarzi 𒂗𒂊𒋻𒍣 | |
|---|---|
Report to Enentarzi of the defeat of 600 Elamites who came to plunder Lagash[1] | |
| King of Lagash | |
| Reign | c. 2400 - c. 2384 BC |
| Predecessor | Enannatum II |
| Successor | Enlitarzi or Lugalanda |
| Died | c. 2384 BC |
| Issue | Lugalanda |
| Dynasty | 1st Dynasty of Lagash |
Enentarzi (𒂗𒇷𒋻𒍣, en-en₃-tar-zid,[2] also 𒂗𒂊𒋻𒍣, en-e-tar-zi; died c. 2384 BC)[1] was Ensi (governor) of Lagash.[3][4] He was originally a chief-priest of Lagash for the god Ningirsu.[4][5]
He succeed Enannatum II who only had a short reign and was the last representative of the house of Ur-Nanshe.[6][7] It seems that the power of Lagash waned at this point, and that other territories such as Umma ("Gishban") and Kish prevailed.[8]
Enentarzi probably ruled for at least 4 years.[5]
An inscription records that 600 Elamites came to plunder Lagash during the rule of Enentarzi, but that they were repelled.[1]
He was succeeded by either a priest named Enlitarzi, or his son Lugalanda.[5]
References
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- ^ Radau, Hugo (2005). Early Babylonian History: Down to the End of the Fourth Dynasty of Ur. Wipf and Stock Publishers. pp. 119–120. ISBN 978-1-59752-381-3.
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- ^ Radau, Hugo (2005). Early Babylonian History: Down to the End of the Fourth Dynasty of Ur. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-59752-381-3.