Lagash

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Lagash was an important ancient Sumerian city-state in southern Mesopotamia, known for its early political power, distinctive art, and extensive cuneiform records.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Lagash canonical 15
Lagash (city-state) 1
Lagash II dynasty 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Sumerian city-state
archaeological site
capitalOf kingdom of Lagash
linked to: Lagash
documentedIn Gudea inscriptions
Stele of the Vultures
Urukagina reform texts
engagedInConflictWith Elam
Kish
Umma
flourishedDuring 3rd millennium BCE
Early Dynastic Period of Mesopotamia
hasAdministrativeFeature complex bureaucracy recorded in tablets
hasArchaeologicalSite Tell al-Hiba
Tello
hasArtifact Stele of the Vultures
statues of Gudea
hasArtStyle realistic and detailed stone sculpture
hasDiscovery excavations by Ernest de Sarzec at Tello
hasEconomicActivity animal husbandry
irrigation agriculture
temple-based redistribution
textile production
hasGovernmentType monarchy
hasLanguage Sumerian
hasNotableEvent construction projects of Gudea
social and economic reforms of Urukagina
hasPoliticalStructure city-state with dependent territories
hasRecordType economic tablets
legal documents
royal inscriptions
hasRuler Eannatum
Enannatum I
linked to: Eannatum

Entemena
Gudea
Lugalanda
Ur-Nanshe
Ur-Ningirsu II
Urukagina
hasTemple E-ninnu
temple of Bau
temple of Ningirsu
hasWritingSystem cuneiform
knownFor administrative archives
boundary conflict with Umma
distinctive art
early political power in Sumer
extensive cuneiform records
temple architecture
locatedIn Sumer
southern Mesopotamia
linked to: Lower Mesopotamia
locatedInPresentDay Iraq
locatedNear Tigris–Euphrates river system
majorDeity Bau
Nanshe
Ningirsu
linked to: Ninurta
partOf Early Dynastic city-state system
Sumerian civilization
linked to: Sumer
timePeriod circa 2600–2200 BCE as major power

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sumer hasCityState Lagash
Early Dynastic period hasArchaeologicalSite Telloh (ancient Girsu)
linked to: Lagash
Lagash capitalOf kingdom of Lagash
linked to: Lagash
Umma conflictedWith Lagash
Gudea country Lagash
Gudea locatedIn Lagash
Gudea reignedIn Lagash II dynasty
linked to: Lagash
Eannatum reignedOver Lagash
Lugalzagesi ruled Lagash
Akkadian Empire precededBy Lagash (city-state)
linked to: Lagash
Lower Mesopotamia contains Lagash
Ninhursag worshipCenter Lagash
Amorite dynasty of Larsa territorialExpansion Lagash region
linked to: Lagash