Enentarzi (, ''en-en₃-tar-zid'', also , ''en-e-tar-zi'' was '' Ensi'' (governor) of

Lagash Lagash (cuneiform: LAGAŠKI; Sumerian: ''Lagaš''), was an ancient city state located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about east of the modern town of Ash Shatrah, Iraq. Lagash (modern Al-Hiba) w ...

. He was originally a chief-priest of Lagash for the god

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. He succeed

Enannatum II Enannatum II ( sux, , ), 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 o ...

who only had a short reign and was the last representative of the house of

Ur-Nanshe Ur-Nanshe ( sux, , ) also Ur-Nina, was the first king of the First Dynasty of Lagash (approx. 2500 BCE) in the Sumerian Early Dynastic Period III. He is known through inscriptions to have commissioned many buildings projects, including canals and ...

. It seems that the power of Lagash waned at this point, and that other territories such as

Umma Umma ( sux, ; in modern Dhi Qar Province in Iraq, formerly also called Gishban) was an ancient city in Sumer. There is some scholarly debate about the Sumerian and Akkadian names for this site. Traditionally, Umma was identified with Tell J ...

("Gishban") and

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prevailed. Enentarzi probably ruled for at least 4 years. An inscription records that 600 Elamites came to plunder Lagash during the rule of Enentarzi, but that they were repelled. He was succeeded by another priest named Enlitarzi, and then his son

Lugalanda Lugalanda, also Lugal-anda ( sux, ) was a Sumerian king of Lagash during the 24th century BC. Lugalanda was the son of the high priest of Lagash, who appointed him as king. At this time the high priests of Lagash were very influential, and ei ...

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