Polity Uruk

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Was a Mesopotamian city-state in actual Iraq.

Establishment

  • January 2899 BC: The Sumerian city-state of Uruk existed since the Mesopotamian Early Dynastic period, being mentioned in the Sumerian List of Kings.

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 Enshakushanna

Were the military campaigns of Enshakushanna, king of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk.

  • January 2449 BC: King Enshakushanna of Uruk conquered Hamazi, Akkad, Kish, and Nippur, claiming hegemony over all of Sumer.

3. Campaigns of Eannatum

Were the military compaigns of Eannatum, king of the city-state of Lagash in Sumer.

  • January 2399 BC: The King of Lagash, Eannatum, conquered all of Sumer, including Ur, Nippur, Akshak, Larsa, and Uruk

Disestablishment

  • January 2399 BC: The King of Lagash, Eannatum, conquered all of Sumer, including Ur, Nippur, Akshak, Larsa, and Uruk

Selected Sources

  • De Lafayette, M. (2014): COMPARATIVE ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY OF MESOPOTAMIAN VOCABULARY DEAD & ANCIENT LANGUAGES, Lulu.com, p. 83
  • 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
  • The Sumerian King List. Livius.org. Retrieved on 31 March 2024 on https://www.livius.org/sources/content/anet/266-the-sumerian-king-list/
  • Van De Mieroop, Marc (2004). A History of the Ancient Near East: Ca. 3000-323 BC. Wiley. pp. 50–51