Enmebaragesi

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Enmebaragesi was an early dynastic Sumerian king of Kish, known from both literary epics and archaeological inscriptions as one of the earliest historically attested rulers in Mesopotamia.

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Enmebaragesi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Kish
Sumerian king
associatedWith military campaigns
temple construction
attestedBy inscriptions from Kish region
chronologicalStatus early ruler in Mesopotamian history
conflictWith city-state of Uruk
culture Sumerian
fatherOf Aga of Kish
historicalStatus historically attested
knownFor being one of the earliest historically attested Mesopotamian rulers
knownFrom archaeological inscriptions
literary epics
languageOfInscriptions Sumerian
linked to: Sumerian language
locatedIn Mesopotamia
Sumer
mentionedIn Epic of Gilgamesh tradition
Sumerian King List
positionHeld King of Kish
linked to: Lugal Kish
predecessorOf Aga of Kish
regionRuled northern Babylonia
reignIn Early Dynastic I period
Early Dynastic Period
reignPlace Kish
religion Sumerian religion
sourceType later literary texts
royal inscriptions
sovereigntyClaim hegemony over Sumer
title lugal of Kish

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Kish associatedWithRuler Enmebaragesi