Ur-Ningirsu I ( Sumerian: , ''Ur-^D-nin-gir-su''), was a Sumerian ruler ('' ensi'') of the state 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 ...

in Southern

Mesopotamia Mesopotamia ''Mesopotamíā''; ar, بِلَاد ٱلرَّافِدَيْن or ; syc, ܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, or , ) is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the ...

who ruled c. 2200 BCE. He is much less known and documented than Ur-Ningirsu II, generally just called

Ur-Ningirsu Ur-Ningirsu ( Sumerian: , ''Ur- D-nin-gir-su'') also Ur-Ningirsu II in contrast with the earlier Ur-Ningirsu I, was a Sumerian ruler ('' ensi'') of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia who ruled c. 2110 BC. He was the son of the previous ...

. The existence of Ur-Ningirsu I was proved by an inscription in the British Museum (an offering list, referenced BM 18474), in which he is called "Ur-Ningirsu the elder" (''Ur-^D-nin-gir-su gu-la''), and is contrasted a few lines later by another ruler described as "Ur-Ningirsu, son of

Gudea Gudea ( Sumerian: , ''Gu3-de2-a'') was a ruler ('' ensi'') of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia, who ruled circa 2080–2060 BC (short chronology) or 2144-2124 BC ( middle chronology). He probably did not come from the city, but had mar ...

". He would be the son of Ur-Nin-MAR.KI according to the Lagash King List. Ur-Ningirsu I is also known by a few year names: His son was Pirig-me.

References

{{Rulers of Sumer 22nd-century BC Sumerian kings Kings of Lagash