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	Lagash - Encyclopedia.com
		Lagash or Shirpurla, ancient city of Sumer, S Mesopotamia, now located at Telloh, SE Iraq.
		Lagash was flourishing by c.2400 BC, but traces of habitation go back at least to the 4th millennium BC After the fall of Akkad (2180 BC), when the rest of Mesopotamia was in a state of chaos, Lagash was able to maintain peace and prosperity under its ruler Gudea.
		STILL MISSING Lagash statue: Headless inscribed limestone statue of Eanatum, ruler of Lagash, dating to 2450 B.C. Nimrud lioness: Ivory piece depicting a lioness and Nubian from...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Lagash.html (1005 words)

	Lagash - LoveToKnow 1911
		LAGASH, or Sirpurla, one of the oldest centres of Sumerian civilization in Babylonia.
		According to his own records, Gudea brought cedars from the Amanus and Lebanon mountains in Syria, diorite or dolorite from eastern Arabia, copper and gold from central and southern Arabia and from Sinai, while his armies, presumably under his over-lord, Ur-Gur, were engaged in battles in Elam on the east.
		After the time of Gudea, Lagash seems to have lost its importance; at least we know nothing more about it until the construction of the Seleucid fortress mentioned, when it seems to have become part of the Greek kingdom of Characene.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Lagash (671 words)

	Sumerian Inscription Umma and Lagash - Babylonia
		The names of the rulers of Lagash are confusing: Eannatum was king of Lagash at the time the original treaty with Umma was negotiated.
		Entemena, Enannatum's son and Eannatum's nephew, was king of Lagash at the time of the dispute described in the documents.
		Entemena, ruler of Lagash, whose name was spoken by Ningirsu, restored their canal to its place according to the righteous word of Enlil, according to the righteous word of Nina, their canal which he had constructed from the river Tigris to the great river, the protecting structure, its foundation he had made of stone....
	www.piney.com /BabUmmLag.html (890 words)

	Archaeological Sites (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lagash is the name of a Sumerian city-state located by the Tigris River, in southeast Mesopotamia.
		In Lagash, cuneiform writing is found in temples and in sculpture.
		Lagash was weak against its external enemies, and like numerous other cultures and cities, it collapsed.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/lagash.html (421 words)

	Sumerian History
		The dynasty of Lagash is well known through important monuments, and one of the first empires in recorded history was that of Eannatum of Lagash, who annexed practically all of Sumer, including Kish, Uruk, Ur, and Larsa, and reduced to tribute the city-state of Umma, arch-rival of Lagash.
		Some of the earliest monuments from Lagash mention a certain Mesilim, king of Kish, who arbitrated a border dispute between Lugal-shag-engur, high priest of Lagash, and the high priest of a neighbouring town, Umma.
		During his reign, temples and palaces were repaired or erected at Lagash and elsewhere; the town of Nina --that probably gave its name to the later Niniveh-- was rebuilt, and canals and reservoirs were excavated.
	www.crystalinks.com /sumerhistory.html (2458 words)

	Lagash, Iraq
		Lagash or Sirpurla was one of the oldest cities of Sumer and later Babylonia.
		From the inscriptions found at Telloh, it appears that Lagash was a city of great importance in the Sumerian period, some time probably in the 4th millennium BC.
		According to his own records, Gudea brought cedars from the Amanus and Lebanon mountains in Syria, diorite from eastern Arabia, copper and gold from central and southern Arabia and from Sinai, while his armies, presumably under his over-lord, Ur-Gur, were engaged in battles in Elam on the east.
	www.creekin.net /c4455-n88-lagash-iraq.html (841 words)

	Myths of Babylon and Assyria: Chapter VI. Wars of the City States of Sumer and Akkad
		Evidently the religion of Lagash was based on the popular worship of the "Queen of Heaven", and her son, the dying god who became "husband of his mother".
		Lagash seems to have been intensely modern in character prior to 2800 B.C., but with the passing of the old order of things there arose grave social problems which never appear to have been seriously dealt with.
		Possibly, too, the sculptors of Lagash were working under the influence of the Akkadian school of art, which had produced the exquisite stele of victory for Naram-Sin, and consequently adopted the conventional Semitic treatment of bearded figures.
	www.sacred-texts.com /ane/mba/mba12.htm (7894 words)

	Lagash - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Lagash, ancient city of Sumer in southern Mesopotamia that flourished in the 3rd millennium bc.
		Things called Stars appeared, which robbed men of their souls and left them unreasoning brutes, so that they destroyed the civilization they...
		Gudea (ruled 2144?-2124 BC), fourth ruler of the Sumerian dynasty of Lagash, a powerful city-state on the site of present-day Telloh, in southern...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Lagash.html (69 words)

	EDIII
		Lagash did however lose the northern portions of the state to Il.
		The previous rulers of Lagash, especially the two usurpers installed by the priesthood, had terribly oppressed the people, both economically and militarily.
		Urukagina fled to the town of Girsu, a possession of Lagash that did not seem to have fallen to Umma.
	www.geocities.com /garyweb65/EDIII.html (1067 words)

	The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: Lagash [Sirpurla] Ancient Village or Settlement
		Lagash was one of the oldest Sumerian and Babylonia cities in the 3rd millennium BCE just northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
		The Lagash dynasty is not found on the Sumerian king list, but of the other intact names that is intact is that of Ur-Nanshe.
		The Lagash ruins were discovered in 1877 by the French consul in Basra, Ernest de Sarzec.
	www.megalithic.co.uk /article.php?sid=15775 (793 words)

	Ancient Lagash August 29 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For many years it was thought to be the site of ancient Lagash but has more recently been identified as Girsu, possibly a religious centre within the state of Lagash though not its capital.
		Most of the finds belong to the 3rd millennium BC from the Early Dynastic, Akkad and Ur III Periods and include a large number of cuneiform tablets and many fine statues of Gudea, who was governor of Lagash in the 22nd eentury BC.
		Urukagina was the last Early Dynastic king of Lagash (mid 24th century BC on the middle chronology) and the text records a series of sweeping reforms he instituted directed against a corrupt and overpowerful palace bureacracy.....
	ancientneareast.tripod.com /Lagash_Girsu.html (253 words)

	Detroit Institute of Arts : Permanent Collection - Ancient - Gudea of Lagash
		Of all the rulers of ancient Mesopotamia, Gudea, ensi (governor) of Lagash, emerges the most clearly across the millennia due to the survival of many of his religious texts and statues.
		He ruled his city-state in southeast Iraq for twenty years, bringing peace and prosperity at a time when the Guti, tribesmen from the northeastern mountains, occupied the land.
		A Sumerian cuneiform inscription on the back describes the building of a temple to the goddess Geshtinanna, consort of Gudea's personal god, and the making of this statue for her.
	www.dia.org /collections/ancient/mesopotamia/82.64A.html (174 words)

	UFO.Whipnet.org \| Creation \| History of Ancient Sumeria 2
		Some of the earliest monuments from Lagash mention a certain Mesilim, king of Kish, who arbitrated a border dispute between Lugal-shag-engur, high priest of Lagash, and the high priest of a neighbouring town, Umma.
		In the ruins of a building, attached by him to the temple of Nina, terra cotta bas reliefs of the king and his sons have been found, as well as lions' heads in onyx, that remind one of Egyptian work and onyx plates.
		During his reign, temples and palaces were repaired or erected at Lagash and elsewhere; the town of Nina --that probably gave its name to the later Niniveh-- was rebuilt, and canals and reservoirs were excavated.
	ufo.whipnet.org /creation/ancient.sumeria/index2.html (972 words)

	Lagash
		Lagash or Shirpurla, was flourishing by 2400 BC.
		Under its ruler Gudea, Lagash was able to maintain peace and prosperity whilst other city-states were in turmoil after the fall of Akkad in 2180 BC.
		Lagash can be found at Telloh, which is in southeastern Iraq.
	www.ancientsites.com /aw/Places/Place/808889&relation_orderby=featuredDate_desc (578 words)

	Bible History Online - Lagash Rations Tablet (Biblical Archaeology) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lagash Rations Tablet is important in the study of Biblical Archaeology because it shows us a clear text written in ancient cuneiform script.
		This cuneiform tablet is a record in Sumerian of the distribution of barley as rations to about two hundred workmen and their children by the Temple of Bau.
		The goddess Bau (or Baba) was the wife of Ningirsu, the supreme god of the city Lagash.
	www.bible-history.com /archaeology/babylon/lagash-rations-tablet.html (312 words)

	2525 BC - Battle between Lagash and Umma
		This fragment from the Stele of the Vultures, erected by Eannatum of Lagash, now at the Louvre Museum, Paris depicts the battle of Umma with Eannatum of Lagash defeating the king of Umma.
		Two of these, Lagash and Umma, sat 18 miles apart and feuded for generations over the fertile region known as Gu'edena.
		In 2525, King Eannatum of Lagash defeated Umma using armored soldiers in phalanx formations, and also chariots pulled by onagers (wild asses), an invention frequently credited to the Sumerians.
	www.livescience.com /history/top10_iraq_battles-10.html (151 words)

	“Any attempt to define civilization will at some stage include writing
		The exception to this rule is the city of Lagash, the most thoroughly excavated site from this period, for which a definite chronology of rulers has been established.
		By establishing in the literature their legitimacy through genealogy, rulers attempted to lay to rest any doubts that might be had regarding their rights to the throne, and this theme of genealogy shall be ever present from Presargonic times down through the Ur III period and beyond.
		It is possible to see the transition from city-states such as Lagash, which were attempting to increase their foreign influence, to an overarching empire constructed by Sargon at the advent of the Akkadian dynasty.
	www.gmalivuk.com /otherstuff/fall02/rgrignon.htm (4025 words)

	The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Works of Art: Ancient Near Eastern Art
		The city-state of Lagash produced a remarkable number of statues of its kings as well as Sumerian literary hymns and prayers under the rule of Gudea (ca.
		Unlike the art of the Akkadian period, which was characterized by dynamic naturalism, the works produced by this Neo-Sumerian culture are pervaded by a sense of pious reserve and serenity.
		Here, Gudea is depicted in the seated pose of a ruler before his subjects, his hands folded in a traditional gesture of greeting and prayer.
	www.metmuseum.org /collections/view1.asp?dep=3&item=59.2 (215 words)

	Emergent city-
		For generations, Lagash and Umma contested the possession and agricultural usufruct of the fertile region of Gu'edena.
		The rivalry between Lagash and Umma, however, must not be considered in isolation.
		The lords of Lagash rarely fail to call themselves by the title of "ensi", of as yet undetermined derivation; "city ruler," or "prince," are only approximate translations.
	www.angelfire.com /nt/Gilgamesh/citstate.html (447 words)

	De Speelman (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lagash dankt zijn naam aan de gelijknamige, van oorsprong Sumerische stadsstaat Lagash die door intensieve handelsbetrekkingen rond 2400 v.c.
		Dezelfde spanning tussen traditie en vernieuwing die de stad Lagash deed floreren is terug te vinden in het repertoire van vijfmansformatie Lagash.
		Lagash voegt verschillende delen uit traditionele maqam-composities op een nieuwe manier samen.
	www.speelman.nl /ensemble/Lagash (90 words)

	Early Sumerian Warfare (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For generations, Lagash and Umma contested the possession and agricultural usufruct of the fertile region of Guendena.
		As the result of the violation of an earlier boundary treaty by Umma, Lagash went to war with Umma.
		Below is a small plaque of engraved shell from the ancient city of Mari on the Euphrates showing a warrior of about 2500 BC with metal helmet, battle-axe and sickle-sword.
	members.tripod.com /joseph_berrigan/id46.html (910 words)

	Cuneiform
		It contains a royal inscription of the ruler Gudea of Lagash.
		According to the translator of this piece, "these clay nails were deposited in the temple building in hollows in the walls so that when repairs became necessary, the previous builder of the temple would become known and not forgotten."
		Ningirsu was the chief god of the state of Lagash, and as such had several temples dedicated to him.
	www.massmedia.com /~mikeb/booktour_orig/cuneiform.htm (97 words)

	LAGASH, or SIRPURLA - Online Information article about LAGASH, or SIRPURLA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		LAGASH, or SIRPURLA, one of the See also:
		vase ornamented with what may be called the coat of arms of Lagash, a See also:
		After the time of Gudea, Lagash seems to have lost its importance; at least we know nothing more about it until the construction of the Seleucid fortress mentioned, when it seems to have become See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /KRO_LAP/LAGASH_or_SIRPURLA.html (1270 words)

	Cuneiform Tablets: Home Page
		Cuneiform Tablets: From the Reign of Gudea of Lagash to Shalmanassar III presents clay tablets, cones, and brick fragments inscribed using the ancient writing system known as cuneiform from the Library of Congress’ collections.
		The 38 tablets are dated from the reign of Gudea of Lagash (2144-2124 B.C.) to Shalmanassar III (858-824 B.C.) during the New Assyrian Empire (884-612 B.C.).
		The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
	international.loc.gov /intldl/cuneihtml (236 words)

	InfoHub - Gudea of Lagash
		Gudea was the ruler of the Sumerian city state of Lagash.
		He ruled during the years 2144-2124 B.C. He gained his position by marrying Ninalla, who was the daughter of Urbala, the previous ruler.
		Manuscripts of Gudea's reign tell of Lagash conquering Anshan, which was to the south of Elam.
	www.infohub.com /forums/printthread.php?t=8604 (461 words)

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