Ur-gar or Ur-nig (; died 2113 BC
) was the last ''
ensi'' of
Lagash
Lagash (; cuneiform: LAGAŠKI; Sumerian language, 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 Al-Shatrah, Iraq. Lagash ( ...
, roughly contemporaneous with the last king of
Akkad,
Shu-turul.
Ur-gar was a son-in-law of
Ur-Baba, and succeeded
Ur-Ningirsu II or Pirigme.
Several votive inscriptions are known of him.
He was succeeded by the last ruler of the Second Dynasty of Lagash,
Nam-mahani.
Only one of his year names is known:
Queen Nininimgina is also known for a dedication to him:
References
{{Rulers of Sumer
Year of birth unknown
3rd-millennium BC births
Year of death unknown
22nd-century BC deaths
22nd-century BC Sumerian kings
Kings of Lagash