Agga
Agga (or Aka ) was from 2601 BC. BC to 2581 BC BC (or approx. 2585 – around 2550) Sumerian king of the city of Kiš . The quarrel between Agga and Gilgamesh is told in the story Gilgamesh and Agga .
Agga was the son of Enmebaragesi . He was the last ruler of the Etana dynasty and was ruled by Gilgamesh, king of Uruk , around 2570 BC. Defeated BC.
Note: Due to the difficult source situation for epochs from pre-Christian times, spellings and dates differ from each other again and again or only have an acceptable consistency in the context of the corresponding work of the specialist literature.
See also
literature
- Willem H. Ph. Römer: The Sumerian short epic 'Bilgameš and Akka'. Attempt to rework. Kevelaer, Butzon & Bercker / Neukirchen-Vluyn, Neukirchener Verlag 1980. ISBN 3-7666-9143-0 ; ISBN 3-7887-0638-4
- Diana Katz: Gilgamesh and Agga: Was Uruk ruled by two assemblies? , in: Révue d'Assyriologie 81, 1987, pp. 105-141.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agga |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aka |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sumerian king of the city of Kiš |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 2601 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 2581 BC Chr. |