Gu’edena (Gu-edenna)

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Gu’edena (Gu-edenna) was a fertile and strategically important tract of land in ancient Sumer, frequently contested between the city-states of Umma and Lagash.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gu-edenna 1
Gu’edena (Gu-edenna) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf disputed territory ⓘ
fertile land ⓘ
region of ancient Sumer ⓘ
alternativeName Gu-edenna ⓘ
Gu’edena ⓘ
associatedWith Stele of the Vultures ⓘ
characterizedBy agricultural productivity ⓘ
fertile soil ⓘ
disputeType border conflict ⓘ
frequentlyContestedBy Lagash ⓘ
Umma ⓘ
historicalRole cause of recurrent wars between Umma and Lagash ⓘ
languageOfName Sumerian ⓘ
linked to: Sumerian language
locatedIn Sumer ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ
locatedNear city-state of Lagash ⓘ
city-state of Umma ⓘ
linked to: city of Umma
mentionedIn inscriptions of Eannatum of Lagash ⓘ
inscriptions of Enmetena of Lagash ⓘ
nameMeaningApproximate edge of the plain ⓘ
politicalSignificance boundary zone between Umma and Lagash ⓘ
reasonForConflict control of arable land ⓘ
control of irrigation resources ⓘ
regionType agricultural frontier ⓘ
strategicImportanceFor Lagash ⓘ
Umma ⓘ
timePeriod Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Umma → disputedRegion → Gu’edena (Gu-edenna) ⓘ
Gu’edena → alternativeName → Gu-edenna ⓘ
subject linked to: Gu’edena (Gu-edenna)
linked to: Gu’edena (Gu-edenna)