Eannatum (Sumerian: 𒂍𒀭𒈾𒁺 É.AN.NA-tum2) was a Sumerian Ensi (ruler or king) of Lagash circa 2500–2400 BCE. He established one of the first verifiable...

as tribute." His son Akurgal ruled briefly after him. The next ruler, Eannatum (earlier referred to as "Eannadu"), son of Akurgal and grandson of Ur-Nanshe...

of Enmetena, was Ush. Gu-Edin had been claimed by the énsi of Lagash, Eannatum – author of the Stele of Vultures – as the property of Lagash's god, Ninĝirsu...

the Louvre. The stele was erected as a monument to the victory of king Eannatum of Lagash over Ush, king of Umma. It is the earliest known war monument...

depiction of a khopesh is from the Stele of the Vultures, depicting King Eannatum of Lagash wielding the weapon; this would date the khopesh to at least...

by Lugal-kinishe-dudu, but the hegemony seems to have passed briefly to Eannatum of Lagash. Following this period, the region of Mesopotamia seems to have...

army) while Lagash casualties were minimal. Around 2400 BCE, Entemena or Eannatum (sources differ), king of Lagash, had a marble pillar (the Stele of the...

Sumer is one of almost constant warfare. Eventually Sumer was unified by Eannatum. The unification was tenuous and failed to last, as the Akkadians conquered...

river. Urua was one of the lands conquered by King Eannatum of Lagash in Sumer, circa 2500 BCE: Eannatum, the ensi of Lagash, who was granted might by Enlil...

Elamite invasions (3 kings) Shushun- tarana Napilhush 2425 BCE Kun-Damu Eannatum (King of Lagash, Sumer, Akkad, conqueror of Elam) 2400 BCE Adub-Damu Igrish-Halam...