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En-hegal

En-hegal
Inscription For En-hegal, King of Lagash (𒂗𒃶𒅅 𒈗𒂠 𒉢𒁓𒆷), in the Tablet of En-hegal
King of Lagash
Reignc. 2570 BC
SuccessorPossibly Lugalshaengur
Dynasty1st dynasty of Lagash

En-hegal, also Enhengal (Sumerian: 𒂗𒃶𒅅, en-ḫe₂-ŋal₂; fl.c. 2570 BC), was possibly an ancient ruler of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.[1] Only one inscription mentioning him is known, the "Tablet of En-hegal", describing a business transaction.[2][3] If indeed a king of Lagash, it is estimated he would have ruled around 2570 BC.[4][5]

The tablet with his name describes a business transaction, in which a possible King En-hegal buys land.[6] He seems to have purchased about 1,000 hectares of land.[7] A tentative translation of the tablet was published by George Barton.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Enhegal [CDLI Wiki]". cdli.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  2. ^ a b c d Barton, George A. (1915). Sumerian Business and Administrative Documents. Philadelphia University. p. 9, see also plates.
  3. ^ "Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative".
  4. ^ "The inscription by an ensi called Enhegal dates from the Early Dynastic period IH, around 2570 BC." in Leick, Gwendolyn (2009). Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia. Scarecrow Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-8108-6324-8.
  5. ^ Silver, Morris (1995). Economic Structures of Antiquity. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-313-29380-1.
  6. ^ Kramer, Samuel Noah (1971). The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character. University of Chicago Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-226-45238-8.
  7. ^ Adams, Robert McCormick. The Evolution of Urban Society: Early Mesopotamia and Prehispanic Mexico. Transaction Publishers. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-202-36594-7.

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Regnal titles
Preceded by
King of Lagash
c. 2570 BC
Succeeded by
Possibly Lugalshaengur