Kisurra
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Was a Mesopotamian city-state in actual Iraq.
Establishment
- January 2699 BC: Kisurra was established ca. 2700 BC, during the Sumerian Early Dynastic II period. It was situated on the west bank of the Euphrates, 7 kilometres north of Shuruppak and east of Kish.
Chronology
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1. Lugal-Anne-Mundu´s Campaign on Ur
Was the military compaign against Ur of Lugal-Anne-Mundu, king of the city-state of Adab in Sumer.
- January 2499 BC: Lugal-Anne-Mundu (king of the city-state of Adab in Sumer) subjugated the "Four Quarters of the world" (the entire Fertile Crescent region, from the Mediterranean to the Zagros Mountains). His empire is said to have included the provinces of Elam, Marhashi, Gutium, Subartu, the "Cedar Mountain land" (Lebanon), Amurru or Martu, "Sutium" and the "Mountain of E-anna".
- January 2459 BC: Following the death of Adab King Lugal-Anne-Mundu, his Empire collapsed and most of the subjected cities regained their independence.
2. Campaigns of Lugal-zage-si
Were the military compaigns of Lugal-zage-si, king of the city-state of Lagash in Umma.
- January 2349 BC: Lugal-Zage-Si of Umma briefly conquered all of Sumer and united it into a single kingdom.
Disestablishment
- January 2349 BC: Lugal-Zage-Si of Umma briefly conquered all of Sumer and united it into a single kingdom.
Selected Sources
- Edwards, I.E.S. / Gadd, C.J. / Hammond, N.G.L. (2008): The Cambridge Ancient History, 3rd ed., Vol. I, Part 2, Cambridge University Press, p. 104-144
- New York Times Encyclopedic Almanac, New York Times, Book & Educational Division., 1970, p. 564
- RIME 1.01.08.01 composite (P450160). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Retrieved on 29 March 2024 on https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/search?layout=full&id=P450160