Ur-Ningirsu I
Ruler of Lagash
About Ur-Ningirsu I
Ur-Ningirsu I (Sumerian: , Ur-D-nin-gir-su; died 2185 BC), was a Sumerian ruler (ensi) of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia. He is much less known and documented than Ur-Ningirsu II, generally just called Ur-Ningirsu.
The existence of Ur-Ningirsu I was proved by an inscription in the British Museum (an offering list, referenced BM 18474), in which he is called "Ur-Ningirsu the elder" (Ur-D-nin-gir-su gu-la), and is contrasted a few lines later by another ruler described as "Ur-Ningirsu, son of Gudea".
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