Ur-Ningirsu I

Ur-Ningirsu
𒌨𒀭𒎏𒄈𒍪
Ur-Ningirsu; 𒌨𒀭𒎏𒄈𒍪
Ruler of Lagash
Reign	c. 2200 BCE
Successor	Pirig-me
Dynasty	Rulers of Lagash

Lagash

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Ur-Ningirsu I ruled in Lagash.

Ur-Ningirsu I (Sumerian: 𒌨𒀭𒎏𒄈𒍪, Ur-^D-nin-gir-su), was a Sumerian ruler (ensi) of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia who ruled c. 2200 BCE. He is much less known and documented than Ur-Ningirsu II, generally just called Ur-Ningirsu.^[1]^[2]

The existence of Ur-Ningirsu I was proved by an inscription in the British Museum (an offering list, referenced BM 18474), in which he is called "Ur-Ningirsu the elder" (Ur-^D-nin-gir-su gu-la), and is contrasted a few lines later by another ruler described as "Ur-Ningirsu, son of Gudea".^[1] He would be the son of Ur-Nin-MAR.KI according to the Lagash King List.^[1]

Ur-Ningirsu I is also known by a few year names:

1. "Year: Ur-Ningirsu became ruler"
2. "Year: Ur-Ningirsu became ruler, following year"
a. "Year: The š. (priest), found by means of a sacrificial animal" b. "Year: The l. (priest) of Bau, found by means of a sacrificial animal" c. "Year: The i. (priest) of Ningirsu, found by means of a sacrificial animal"

— Year names of Ur-Ningirsu I.^[1]

His son was Pirig-me.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Edzard, Sibylle; Edzard, Dietz Otto (1997). Gudea and His Dynasty. University of Toronto Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-8020-4187-6.
^ "Brief notes on Lagash II chronology". cdli.ox.ac.uk.
^ "Brief notes on Lagash II chronology". cdli.ox.ac.uk.

Regnal titles
Preceded by ---	King of Lagash ca. 22nd century BCE	Succeeded by Pirig-me

[SE7-1] Edzard, Sibylle; Edzard, Dietz Otto (1997). Gudea and His Dynasty. University of Toronto Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-8020-4187-6.

[2] "Brief notes on Lagash II chronology". cdli.ox.ac.uk.

[3] "Brief notes on Lagash II chronology". cdli.ox.ac.uk.

[4] Rulers with names in italics are considered fictional.

[5] Hallo, W.; Simpson, W. (1971). The Ancient Near East. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich. pp. 48–49.

[6] "Rulers of Mesopotamia". cdli.ox.ac.uk. University of Oxford, CNRS.

[7] Thomas, Ariane; Potts, Timothy (2020). Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins. Getty Publications. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-60606-649-2.

[8] Roux, Georges (1992). Ancient Iraq. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 532–534 (Chronological Tables). ISBN 978-0-14-193825-7.

[SKL-9] Per Sumerian King List

[10] Unger, Merrill F. (2014). Israel and the Aramaeans of Damascus: A Study in Archaeological Illumination of Bible History. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-62564-606-4.

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