Lugal-kiniše-dudu

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Lugal-kiniše-dudu (other normalization Lugal-kiĝine-dudu ) was a Sumerian king who lived during the 24th century BC. . BC in Uruk prevailed.

Baked clay nail with the peace treaty between En-metena and Lugal-kiniše-dudu

etymology

Lugal-kiniše-dudu , also Lugal-kinische-dudu , Lugal-kinishe-dudu or even just Kin-gen-eš-dudu , is derived from Sumerian ^d Lugal -ki-ni-še ₃ -du ₇ -du ₇ , listed in the Sumerian King List Chapter 2.1.1 , line 188.

biography

Lugal-kiniše-dudu was the son of Enšakušana , who, according to the Sumerian King List, founded the 2nd Uruk dynasty. Lugal-kiniše-dudu is said to have succeeded his father on the throne of En in Uruk and then reigned for 120 years - a highly exaggerated statement in the list of kings, which is difficult to decipher at this point.

The text says:

"Lugal-ur-e / lugal-ki-ni-Se ₃ -du ₇ -du ₇ /2 / SU-Si / mu / i ₃ -ak"

or translated:

"Lugal-ur-e / Lugal-kiniše-dudu / 2 / sixty / years / ruled"

Existing inscriptions from Lugal-kiniše-dudu testify that he was not only able to preserve the power inherited from his predecessor, but also expanded it. He also called himself the king ( Lugal ) of Ur (and also of Kiš ):

"I exercise the Entum over Uruk and the Nam Lugal (kingship) in Ur"

- Kin-gen-eš-dudu

The most notable document mentioning Lugal-kiniše-dudu is a baked clay nail found in Girsu . The cuneiform text attached to it celebrates an alliance agreement with En-metena von Lagaš . This is the oldest known alliance or peace treaty between two rulers.

Lugal-kiniše-dudu was followed in Uruk, according to the Sumerian King List, by Argandea , who ruled for only 7 years.

Dating

The reign of Lugal-kiniše-dudu is dated from 2380 to 2361 BC. Chr. Indicated.

literature

• Dietz-Otto Edzard : Lugal-kiniš (e) -dudu. In: Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Aräologie . Volume 7: Libanukšabaš – Medicine. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1987–1990, ISBN 3-11-010437-7 , p. 146.
• Douglas R. Frayne: Presargonic Period (2700-2350 BC). (= The Royal Inscriptions of Early Mesopotamia, Early Periods 1). University of Toronto Press, Toronto u. a. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8020-3586-8 , pp. 413-419.