| Issue | Ur-Lumma |
|---|---|
| Reign | c. 2450 BC |
| Predecessor | Possibly Ush |
| Successor | Ur-Lumma |
| Dynasty | 1st Dynasty of Umma |
| Succession | King of Umma |
Enakalle or Enakalli (; ) was the king of Umma, a Sumerian city-state, during the Early Dynastic III period (2600–2350 BC). His reign lasted at least 8 years.[1]
Enakalle in the cone of Entemena
Ush, who may have been his successor, attacked nearby Lagash after ripping out the stele of Mesilim, trying to take Gu-Edin, as recording in the Cone of Entemena.[2][3] Ush was severely defeated by Eannatum of Lagash, in a battle recorded in the Stele of the Vultures, losing 3,600 men in battle. Ush was then toppled and put to death by his own people.[4]
Enakalle, his successor, finally made a peace treaty with Eannatum of Lagash, as described in the Cone of Entemena:[2][3][4]
32–38
sum
e2-an-na-tum2 ensi2 lagaški pa-bil3-ga en-mete-na ensi2 lagaški-ka-ke4
"Eannatum, ruler of Lagash, uncle of Entemena, ruler of Lagaš"
39–42
sum
en-a2-kal-le ensi2 ummaki-da ki e-da-sur
"fixed the border with Enakalle, ruler of Umma"
Extract from the Cone of Enmetena, Room 236 Reference AO 3004, Louvre Museum.[5][6]
Enakalle in inscriptions
Ur-Lumma was the son of Enakalle, and his successor. He challenged Enannatum I, but was defeated by his successor Enmetena.[7][8]
References
- ^ Sallaberger, Walther & Schrakamp, Ingo (2015). Arcane III. BREPOLS. p. 75.
- ^ King 1994, pp. 126–128.
- ^ King & Hall 2006, pp. 171–173.
- ^ Sallaberger, Walther & Schrakamp, Ingo (2015). History & Philology. Walther Sallaberger & Ingo Schrakamp (eds), Brepols. pp. 74–76. ISBN 978-2-503-53494-7.
- ^ "Cone of Enmetena, king of Lagash". 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "CDLI-Found Texts". cdli.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ Van De Mieroop, Marc (2004). A History of the Ancient Near East: Ca. 3000-323 BC. Wiley. pp. 50–51. ISBN 9780631225522.
- ^ Sallaberger, Walther & Schrakamp, Ingo (2015). History & Philology. Walther Sallaberger & Ingo Schrakamp (eds), Brepols. pp. 74–80. ISBN 978-2-503-53494-7.
Sources
- King, Leonard W. (1994 [1st published 1910 by Chatto and Windus]). A History of Sumer and Akkad. Ripol Classic. ISBN 978-5-87664-034-5.
- King, L. W. & Hall, H. R. (1 February 2006 [1st published 1907]). Egypt and Western Asia in the Light of Recent Discoveries. Cosimo, Inc. ISBN 978-1-59605-763-0.