King Enannatum I of Lagash

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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The inscriptions on this stone plaque mention the name of Enannatum I, king (or ruler) of Lagash. The plaque was fixed to a wall of a shrine or temple. The king's hands are folded in a worship position. c. 2420 BCE, from Girsu (modern Tell Telloh), Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The British Museum, London).

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 26). King Enannatum I of Lagash. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2865/king-enannatum-i-of-lagash/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "King Enannatum I of Lagash." World History Encyclopedia, July 26, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2865/king-enannatum-i-of-lagash/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "King Enannatum I of Lagash." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Jul 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2865/king-enannatum-i-of-lagash/.

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