About Enakalle
Enakalle was a monarch.
Enakalle or Enakalli (, En-a2-kal-le; ) was the king of Umma, a Sumerian city-state, during the Early Dynastic III period (2600–2350 BC). His reign lasted at least 8 years.
Enakalle in the cone of Entemena Ush, who may have been his predecessor, attacked nearby Lagash after ripping out the stele of Mesilim, trying to take Gu-Edin, as recording in the Cone of Entemena. Ush was severely defeated by Eannatum of Lagash, in a battle recorded in the Stele of the Vultures, losing 3,600 men in battle. Ush was then toppled and put to death by his own people.
Enakalle, his successor, finally made a peace treaty with Eannatum of Lagash, as described in the Cone of Entemena:
Enakalle in inscriptions Ur-Lumma was the son of Enakalle, and his successor. He challenged Enannatum I, but was defeated by his successor Enmetena.
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