ENANNATUM
- II
![](591px-British_Museum_-_Room_56_(21162542886).jpg)
Mace
head with the eagle of Lagash, dedicated to the life of Enannatum,
possibly Enannatum II
Reign |
: |
c. 2400 BC |
Predecessor |
: |
Entemena |
Successor |
: |
Enentarzi |
Dynasty |
: |
1st Dynasty of Lagash |
Enannatum
II (Sumerian: EN.AN.NA-tum2), son of Entemena, was Ensi (governor)
of Lagash.
Only
a few inscriptions of Enannatum II are known, suggesting a short
reign. One of these inscriptions, of which four nearly identical
instances are known, appears on a door socket from the great storehouse
of Ningirsu at Lagash, which he restored :
For
Ningirsu, the foremost warrior of Enlil. Enannatum, the ensi of
Lagash, whom Nanshe had chosen in her heart, the great ensi of Ningirsu,
the son of Entemena, the ensi of Lagash, restored for Ningirsu his
brewery. The god of Enannatum, the man who restored the brewery,
is Shulutula
- Door socket inscription of Enannatum II.
He had a son named Lummadur, the last representative of the house
of Ur-Nanshe, who apparently never held an official title. It seems
that the power of Lagash waned at this point, and that other territories
such as Umma ("Gishban") and Kish prevailed.
Enannatum
II was the last member of the family of Ur-Nanshe. He was succeeded
by a priest named Enentarzi.
![](517px-Inscribed_head_of_a_mace_with_Imdugud_(Anzu)_and_Enannatum,_the_British_Museum,_London..jpg)
Inscription
on the mace head, possibly dedicated to Enannatum II : "For
Ningirsu of E-ninnu, the workman of Enannatum, ruler of Lagash,
Barakisumun, the sukkal, dedicated this for the life of Enannatum,
his Master"
![](520px-Stone_block_Enannatum_son_of_Entemena.jpg)
Door
socket dedicated to Ningirsu by "Enannatum, ensi of Lagash
(...) son of Entemena", hence Enannatum II, grandson of Enannatum
I
![](640px-Enannatum_son_of_Entemena.jpg)
Inscriptions
"Enannatum (...) son of Entemena" on the door socket
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Enannatum_II