Lugal-kisalsi, also Lugaltarsi (, ''lugal-kisal-si'', also , ''lugal-tar-si'', ''lugal-sila-si''; ) was a King of
Uruk
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and
Ur who lived towards the end of the 25th century BC, succeeding his father
Lugal-kinishe-dudu, according to contemporary inscriptions, although he does not appear in the
Sumerian King List
The ''Sumerian King List'' (abbreviated ''SKL'') or ''Chronicle of the One Monarchy'' is an ancient Composition (language), literary composition written in Sumerian language, Sumerian that was likely created and redacted to legitimize the claims ...
(but his father does in some versions).
In one of his inscriptions, he appears as "Lugalkisalsi, the first-born son of Lugalkigenedudu, king of Uruk and Ur".
He had a son named Lubarasi, and a grandson named Silim-Utu. Numerous inscriptions in his name are known.
Inscriptions
Lugal-kisalsi is known from several inscriptions. Lugal-kisalsi was also called "King of
Kish
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" in some of his inscriptions:
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File:Foundation tablet. Lapis lazuli. Lugal-kisalsi (Lugal-silasi), king of Kish, records his building activities; the courtyard wall of a temple complex for the gods An and Inanna. From Sippar, Iraq. Early Dynastic period (III), c. 2450 BCE.jpg, Votive tablet of Lugal-kisalsi, recording that he built the courtyard wall of a temple complex for the gods An and Inanna. British Museum, BM 91013.
Statuary
Lugal-kisalsi is known for a foundation peg with effigy and inscription, and several similar statuettes, although without inscriptions. The foundation peg reads:
A statue in the
Louvre Museum
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is in the name of the grandson of Lugal-kisalsi, bearing the inscription: "Satam, son of Lu-Bara, son of Lugal-kisal-si, king of Uruk, attendant of Girim-sim, prince of Uruk."
["Satam, le fils de Lu-Bara, fils de Lugal-kisal-si, roi d'Uruk, serviteur de Girim-si, le prince d'Uruk." in ]
File:Detail, limestone foundation peg of Lugal-kisal-si, from Uruk, Iraq. C. 2380 BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg, Lugal-kisalsi foundation peg (close-up). Inscription: "For (goddess) Namma, wife of (the god) An, Lugalkisalsi, King of Uruk, King of Ur, erected this temple of Namma".Louvre Museum
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See also
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History of Sumer
The history of Sumer spans through the 5th to 3rd millennia BCE in southern Mesopotamia, and is taken to include the prehistoric Ubaid period, Ubaid and Uruk period, Uruk periods. Sumer was the region's earliest known civilization and ended with ...
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Sumerian king list
The ''Sumerian King List'' (abbreviated ''SKL'') or ''Chronicle of the One Monarchy'' is an ancient Composition (language), literary composition written in Sumerian language, Sumerian that was likely created and redacted to legitimize the claims ...
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{{Rulers of Sumer
25th-century BC Sumerian kings
24th-century BC Sumerian kings
Kings of Kish
Kings of Ur
Kings of Uruk
3rd-millennium BC births
3rd-millennium BC deaths