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Lugalzagesi 𒈗𒍠𒄀𒋛 | |
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 Carving of Lugalzagesi imprisoned after the Akkadian conquest | |
| Born | 24th century BCE Umma |
| Died | c. 2334 BCE Uruk |
| Nationality | Sumerian |
Lugalzagesi was the last Sumerian king before the Akkadian conquest of Sumer. As king of Umma, he allied with Uruk to conquer Lagash and overthrow its reformist king Urukagina. He then conquered the cities of Uruk, Adab, and Eridu to unite most of Sumer under his rule.[1]
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- ↑ Grigory Bongard-Levin, Boris Piotrovsky (1988). Ancient Civilisations of East and West. https://archive.org/details/ancientciveastwest/mode/1up.