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Also known as Ur Bau

Ur-Baba or Ur-Bau ( or , servant of the goddess Bau; died 2144 BC) was ensi of Lagash from 2093 BC – 2080 BC (short chronology) or 2157 BC – 2144 BC (middle chronology), roughly contemporaneous with the last king of Akkad, Shu-turul. In one of his inscriptions, he refers to himself as a child of the god Ninagal ().

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Royalty.name
Ur-Baba
Royalty.image
Diorite Statue of Ur-Ba'u, Prince of Lagash, c. 2130 BC.jpg
Royalty.image_size
250
Royalty.caption
Diorite Statue of Ur-Ba'u (Ur-Baba), Prince of Lagash. Louvre Museum, AO 9.
Royalty.death_date
c. 2144 BC
Royalty.issue
Ninalla
Royalty.reign
c. 2164 – c. 2144 BC
Royalty.predecessor
Possibly Kaku
Royalty.successor
Gudea
Royalty.dynasty
2nd Dynasty of Lagash
Royalty.succession
King of Lagash

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Ur Bau tablet AO261 mp3h9041.jpg
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date of birth
2164-01-01
date of death
2144-01-01
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Ur-Baba or Ur-Bau ( or , servant of the goddess Bau; died 2144 BC) was ensi of Lagash from 2093 BC – 2080 BC (short chronology) or 2157 BC – 2144 BC (middle chronology), roughly contemporaneous with the last king of Akkad, Shu-turul. In one of his inscriptions, he refers to himself as a child of the god Ninagal ().

According to inscriptions of Ur-Baba, during his reign, Lagash enjoyed prosperity and independence from the Akkadians. His daughter Ninalla married Gudea, who succeeded him as ensi.

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