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Meskalamdug ("hero of the good land") was an early ruler (ensi[citation needed]) of Ur who does not appear in the Sumerian king list.
His tomb, discovered by English archaeologist Sir Leonard Wooley in the Royal Cemetery of Ur in 1924, contained numerous gold artifacts including a golden helmet with an inscription of the king's name. His wife's name was queen Ninbanda. Meskalamdug was also mentioned on a seal in another tomb with the title lugal (king), however because his own tomb lacked attendants, Woolley assumed that he was not royal. The controversy remains though, because he is named on a bead inscription discovered in Mari by French archaeologist André Parrot ten years later, as the father of king Mesannepada of Ur, who appears in the king list and in many other inscriptions.
See also
References
- Jane McIntosh: Ancient Mesopotamia. ABC-CLIO 2005, ISBN 1576079651, p. 73 (restricted online version (google books))
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Preceded by
AkalamdugEnsi of Ur
ca. 26th century BCSucceeded by
MesannepadaNotable Sumerians Ante-Diluvian kings Alulim · Dumuzid the Shepherd · Ziusudra 3rd Dynasty of Kish Kubaba 1st Dynasty of Kish Etana · Enmebaragesi 3rd Dynasty of Uruk Lugal-zage-si 1st Dynasty of Uruk Enmerkar · Lugalbanda · Dumuzid, the Fisherman · Gilgamesh Dynasty of Akkad Sargon · Tashlultum · Enheduana · Rimush · Manishtushu ·
Naram-Sin · Shar-Kali-Sharri · Dudu · Shu-turul1st Dynasty of Ur Meskalamdug · Mesannepada · Puabi 2nd Dynasty of Uruk Enshakushanna 2nd Dynasty of Lagash Puzer-Mama · Gudea 1st Dynasty of Lagash Ur-Nanshe · Eannatum · En-anna-tum I · Entemena · Urukagina 5th Dynasty of Uruk Utu-hegal Dynasty of Adab Lugal-Anne-Mundu 3rd dynasty of Ur Ur-Nammu · Shulgi · Amar-Sin · Shu-Sin · Ibbi-Sin Timeline of the Ancient Near East Categories:- Sumerian people
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