Enakalle

Enakalle
𒂗𒀉𒆗𒇷
Enakalle; 𒂗𒀉𒆗𒇷
King of Umma
	Stone tablet for the dedication of a temple, inscribed by Il, king of Umma, c. 2400 BC, and mentioning his father Eandamu, and his grandfather King Enakalle. Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago
Reign	c. 2500 BC – 2400 BC
Predecessor	Ush
Successor	Ur-Lumma (son)
Dynasty	1st Dynasty of Umma

Enakalle or Enakalli (Sumerian: 𒂗𒀉𒆗𒇷) was the king of Umma circa 2500–2400 BC, a Sumerian city-state, during the Early Dynastic III period (2600–2350 BC). His reign lasted at least 8 years.^[1]

Enakalle in the cone of Entemena

His predecessor Ush, ruler of Umma, attacked nearby Lagash after ripping out the stele of Mesilim, trying to take Gu-Edin, as recording in the Cone of Entemena.^[2]^[3] Ush was severely defeated by Eannatum of Lagash, in a battle recorded in the Stele of the Vultures, losing 3,600 men in battle. Ush was then toppled and put to death by his own people.^[4]

Enakalle, his successor, finally made a peace treaty with Eannatum of Lagash, as described in the Cone of Entemena:^[2]^[3]^[4]

32–38
𒂍𒀭𒈾𒁺 𒉺𒋼𒋛 𒉢𒁓𒆷𒆠 𒉺𒄑𒉋𒂵 𒂗𒋼𒈨𒈾 𒉺𒋼𒋛 𒉢𒁓𒆷𒆠𒅗𒆤
e₂-an-na-tum₂ ensi₂ lagaš^ki pa-bil₃-ga en-mete-na ensi₂ lagaš^ki-ka-ke₄
"Eannatum, ruler of Lagash, uncle of Entemena, ruler of Lagaš"
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𒂗𒀉𒆗𒇷 𒉺𒋼𒋛 𒄑𒆵𒆠𒁕 𒆠 𒂊𒁕𒋩
en-a₂-kal-le ensi₂ umma^ki-da ki e-da-sur
"fixed the border with Enakalle, ruler of Umma"
Extract from the Cone of Enmetena, Room 236 Reference AO 3004, Louvre Museum.^[5]^[6]

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Il was king of Umma, circa 2400 BCE.

Enakalle in inscriptions

Ur-Lumma was the son of Enakalle, and his successor. He challenged Enannatum I, but was defeated by his successor Enmetena.^[7]^[8]

Inscription with the name of Enakalle, and standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform.
Dedication tablet by Ur-Lumma: "For Enki-gal, Ur-Lumma, king of Umma, son of Enakalle, king of Umma, built (his) temple".^[9]
Votive plate of Queen Bara-irnum of Umma, "wife of Gishakidu, king of Umma, daughter of Ur-Lumma, king of Umma, grand-daughter of Enakalle, king of Umma, daughter-in-law of Il, king of Umma", to God Shara, in gratitude for sparing her life.^[10]^[11]
"Enakalle" on the plate of queen Bara-irnun

References

Sources

King, Leonard W. (1994) [1st published 1910 by Chatto and Windus]. A History of Sumer and Akkad. Ripol Classic. ISBN 978-5-87664-034-5.
King, L. W.; Hall, H. R. (1 February 2006) [1st published 1907]. Egypt and Western Asia in the Light of Recent Discoveries. Cosimo, Inc. ISBN 978-1-59605-763-0.

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Enakalle

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Enakalle in the cone of Entemena

Enakalle in inscriptions

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Enakalle 𒂗𒀉𒆗𒇷
King of Umma
Stone tablet for the dedication of a temple, inscribed by Il, king of Umma, c. 2400 BC, and mentioning his father Eandamu, and his grandfather King Enakalle. Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago
Reign	c. 2500 BC – 2400 BC
Predecessor	Ush
Successor	Ur-Lumma (son)
Dynasty	1st Dynasty of Umma