Mesannepada
Sign in to saveMesannepada (, [MES-AN-NE2-PAD3-DA]), Mesh-Ane-pada or Mes-Anne-pada ("Youngling chosen by An"; died ) was the first king listed for the First Dynasty of Ur on the Sumerian king list. He is listed to have ruled for 80 years, having overthrown Lugal-kitun of Uruk: "Then Unug (Uruk) was defeated and the kingship was taken to Urim (Ur)". In one of his seals, found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, he is also described as king of Kish.
Key facts
- Royalty.father
- Meskalamdug
- Royalty.caption
- Cylinder seal impression of "Mesanepada, king of Kish", excavated in the Royal Cemetery at Ur (U. 13607). The seal shows Gilgamesh and the mythical bull between two lions, one of the lions biting him in the shoulder. On each side of this group appears Enkidu and a hunter-hero, with a long beard and a Kish-style headdress, armed with a dagger. Under the text, four runners with beard and long hair form a human Swastika. They are armed with daggers and catch each other's foot. University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, UPM 31.16.677.
- Royalty.succession
- King of Ur
- Royalty.reign
- c. 2550 – c. 2525 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Possibly Akalamdug
- Royalty.successor
- Possibly A'annepada
- Royalty.death_date
- c. 2525 BC
- Royalty.spouse
- Nintur
- Royalty.issue
- A'annepada Meskiagnun
- Royalty.dynasty
- 1st Dynasty of Ur
- Royalty.title
- King of Kish
- Royalty.name
- Mesannepada
- Royalty.image
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- Royalty.image_size
- 300
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- Seal impression of Mesanepada, king of Kish.jpg
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- date of death
- 2525-01-01
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- Mesannepada
- literal translation
- mladenič, ki ga je izbral An
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10 sectionsContents
- Filiation
- The "Treasure of Ur" discovered in Mari
- A'annepada dedication tablet
- Sumerian King List
- Old Babylonian tablet: the Tummal Chronicle
- Reign
- Royal Cemetery of Ur
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
Mesannepada (, [MES-AN-NE2-PAD3-DA]), Mesh-Ane-pada or Mes-Anne-pada ("Youngling chosen by An"; died ) was the first king listed for the First Dynasty of Ur on the Sumerian king list. He is listed to have ruled for 80 years, having overthrown Lugal-kitun of Uruk: "Then Unug (Uruk) was defeated and the kingship was taken to Urim (Ur)". In one of his seals, found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, he is also described as king of Kish.
==Filiation== ===The "Treasure of Ur" discovered in Mari=== thumb|upright|The "Lion eagle", another object found in the dedication deposit of the "Treasure of Ur" Mesannepada was a son of Meskalamdug. A lapis-lazuli bead with the name of King Meskalamdug was found in Mari, in the so-called "Treasure of Ur", and reads: