Lugal-kisalsi, also Lugaltarsi (, ''lugal-kisal-si'', also , ''lugal-tar-si'', ''lugal-sila-si'') was a King of
Uruk
Uruk, also known as Warka or Warkah, was an ancient city of Sumer (and later of Babylonia) situated east of the present bed of the Euphrates River on the dried-up ancient channel of the Euphrates east of modern Samawah, Al-Muthannā, Iraq.Harm ...
and
Ur who lived towards the end of the 25th century BCE, succeeding his father
Lugal-kinishe-dudu
Lugal-kinishe-dudu (, ''lugal-ki-ni-še₃-du₇-du₇'') also Lugal-kiginne-dudu (, ''lugal-ki-gin-ne2-du₇-du₇''), was a King and ( ensi) of Uruk and Ur who lived towards the end of the 25th century BCE. The Sumerian King List mentions L ...
, according to contemporary inscriptions, although he does not appear in the
Sumerian King List
The ''Sumerian King List'' (abbreviated ''SKL'') or ''Chronicle of the One Monarchy'' is an ancient literary composition written in Sumerian that was likely created and redacted to legitimize the claims to power of various city-states and king ...
(but his father does in some versions).
In one of his inscriptions, he appears as "Lugalkisalsi, the first-born son of Lugalkigenedudu, king of Uruk and Ur".
He had a son named Lubarasi, and a grandson named Silim-Utu. Numerous inscriptions in his name are known.
Inscriptions
Lugal-kisalsi is known from several inscriptions. Lugal-kisalsi was also called "King of
Kish
Kish may refer to:
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" in some of his inscriptions:
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File:Foundation tablet. Lapis lazuli. Lugal-kisalsi (Lugal-silasi), king of Kish, records his building activities; the courtyard wall of a temple complex for the gods An and Inanna. From Sippar, Iraq. Early Dynastic period (III), c. 2450 BCE.jpg, Votive tablet of Lugal-kisalsi, recording that he built the courtyard wall of a temple complex for the gods An and Inanna. British Museum, BM 91013.
Statuary
Lugal-kisalsi is known for a foundation peg with effigy and inscription, and several similar statuettes, although without inscriptions. The foundation peg reads:
A statue in the
Louvre Museum
The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...
is in the name of the grandson of Lugal-kisalsi, bearing the inscription: "Satam, son of Lu-Bara, son of Lugal-kisal-si, king of Uruk, attendant of Girim-sim, prince of Uruk."
["Satam, le fils de Lu-Bara, fils de Lugal-kisal-si, roi d'Uruk, serviteur de Girim-si, le prince d'Uruk." in ]
File:Detail, limestone foundation peg of Lugal-kisal-si, from Uruk, Iraq. C. 2380 BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg, Lugal-kisalsi foundation peg (close-up). Inscription: "For (goddess) Namma
Nammu ( dENGUR = dLAGAB×ḪAL; also read Namma) was a Mesopotamian goddess regarded as a creator deity in the local theology of Eridu. It is assumed that she was associated with water. She is also well attested in connection with incantations and ...
, wife of (the god) An, Lugalkisalsi, King of Uruk, King of Ur, erected this temple of Namma".Louvre Museum
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See also
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History of Sumer
The history of Sumer spans the 5th to 3rd millennia BCE in southern Mesopotamia, and is taken to include the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods. Sumer was the region's earliest known civilization and ended with the downfall of the Third Dynasty o ...
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Sumerian king list
The ''Sumerian King List'' (abbreviated ''SKL'') or ''Chronicle of the One Monarchy'' is an ancient literary composition written in Sumerian that was likely created and redacted to legitimize the claims to power of various city-states and king ...
References
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{{Rulers of Sumer
25th-century BC Sumerian kings
Kings of Kish
Kings of Ur
Kings of Uruk
Sumerian rulers