Talk:Lugal-Anne-Mundu

Lugal-Anne-Mundu, details

The most important king, in history of Adab, was Lugal-Anne-Mundu (c.2490 - 2400)

He was a great conqueror, who is said to have ruled Adab for 90 years. Later documents, from his reign, state that he controlled the entire Mesopotamia and Syria, from the Lower Sea (i.e. modern Persian Gulf) to the Upper Sea (i.e. modern Mediterranean sea) and up to the Zagros mountains, and including Elymaea (or else Elam).

He was called "King of the Four Quarters of the Universe" and "He who made all the foreign lands pay steady tribute to him, who brought peace to the peoples of all the lands, who built the temples of all the great gods, who restored Sumer to its glory, who exercised Kingship over the entire world".

Thirteen ensis (i.e local kings) band together and rebel against him, but all are defeated. Most of the them, including those of the Elamite cities, had Semitic names. Later, he campaigned into the Zagros, extending his sway to Gutium.

His empire, the largest up to this time, dissolved upon his death.

Note:

The Four Quarters of Universe (according to Sumerians) were:

1. Sumeria Southern (or Sumeria Proper or Hyria, in Greek),
2. Sumeria Northern (or land of Kish, or the posterior Akkadia or Cissia, in Greek)
3. Elam (or Elymaea, in Greek)
4. Mesopotamia Upper and Syria (both are posterior Greek names)

--IonnKorr 18:06, 1 November 2005 (UTC)