Lugal-kinishe-dudu


Lugal-kinishe-dudu also Lugal-kiginne-dudu , was a King and of Uruk and Ur who lived towards the end of the 25th century BCE, succeeding his father Enshakushana, founder of the second dynasty of Uruk, according to the Sumerian King List. This last text mentions Lugal-kinishe-dudu as the second king of the dynasty after En-cakanca-ana, attributing him a fanciful reign of 120 years.
The inscriptions of this sovereign which have been discovered show that he retained the power inherited from his predecessor, since he proclaimed himself king of Ur and Kish:
Numerous fragments are known that bear the name of Lugalkinishedudu, mainly found in Nippur, and now located in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
The most remarkable document in which he is mentioned is a clay nail found in Girsu and commemorating the alliance which he concluded with Entemena of Lagash, the oldest mention of a peace treaty between two kings that we know:
He was followed by his son, Lugalkisalsi, also read Lugaltarsi.