Lugalanda, also Lugal-anda ( sux, ) was a

Sumer Sumer () is the earliest known civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (south-central Iraq), emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the sixth and fifth millennium BC. It is one of the cradles of c ...

ian king 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 ...

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 either occupied the throne, or decided who should. The priests, especially the high priests, remained very influential during Lugalanda's reign. Lugalanda was married to

Baranamtarra Baranamtarra was the Queen of Lagash during the 24th century BCE. In 2384 BCE, Baranamtarra and her husband, Lugalanda, seized power of Lagash, one of the oldest cities in Sumer. They became the largest landholders in the city, and Baranamtarra p ...

, the daughter of a great landowner who had commercial connections with the queen of Adab. All documents mentioning the reign of Lugalanda describe him as a wealthy and corrupt king. They say his reign was a time of great corruption and injustice against the weak. Inscriptions state that the king confiscated approximately 650

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(up to 650

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s) of land. After nine years in power, Lugalanda was overthrown by

Urukagina Uru-ka-gina, Uru-inim-gina, or Iri-ka-gina ( sux, ; 24th century BC, middle chronology) was King of the city-states of Lagash and Girsu in Mesopotamia, and the last ruler of the 1st Dynasty of Lagash. He assumed the title of king, claiming to ...

File:Seal Barnamtarra Louvre AO13222.jpg, Seal of Barnamtarra, wife of Lugalanda. Clay seal impression File:Lugal-anda cuneiform.jpg, Cuneiform for the name "Lugal-anda" File:Seal in the name of Lugalanda.jpg, Seal in the name of Lugalanda

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German Wikipedia
It cites Helmut Uhlig: Die Sumerer. Lübbe, Bergisch-Gladbach 1992, S. 208 ff., 211. . (German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lugalanda Kings of Lagash 24th-century BC Sumerian kings