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.

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

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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

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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)