Meskalamdug

Meskalamdug ("hero of the good land") was an early ruler (ensi^{[citation needed]}) of Ur who does not appear in the Sumerian king list.

His tomb, discovered by English archaeologist Sir Leonard Wooley in the Royal Cemetery of Ur in 1924, contained numerous gold artifacts including a golden helmet with an inscription of the king's name. His wife's name was queen Ninbanda. Meskalamdug was also mentioned on a seal in another tomb with the title lugal (king), however because his own tomb lacked attendants, Woolley assumed that he was not royal. The controversy remains though, because he is named on a bead inscription discovered in Mari by French archaeologist André Parrot ten years later, as the father of king Mesannepada of Ur, who appears in the king list and in many other inscriptions.

See also

Ancient Near East portal

• Sumer
• History of Sumer
• Near Eastern archaeology

References

• Jane McIntosh: Ancient Mesopotamia. ABC-CLIO 2005, ISBN 1576079651, p. 73 (restricted online version (google books))

External links

• Meskalamug at Bartleby.com (Text snippet from The Encyclopedia of World History (2001))

Preceded by Akalamdug

Ensi of Ur ca. 26th century BC

Succeeded by Mesannepada