Enshakushanna

Enshakushanna (or En-shag-kush-ana, Enukduanna, En-Shakansha-Ana) was a king of Uruk sometime in the later 3rd millennium BC who is named on the Sumerian king list, which states his reign to have been 60 years. He conquered Hamazi, Akkad, Kish, and Nippur, claiming hegemony over all of Sumer. He adopted the Sumerian title en ki-en-gi lugal kalam-ma^[1], which may be translated as "lord of Sumer and king of the land", or possibly as "en of the region of Uruk and lugal of the region of Ur"^[2]) and could correspond to the later title lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri "lord of Sumer and Akkad" that eventually came to signify kingship over Babylonia as a whole.

He was succeeded in Uruk by Lugal-kinishe-dudu, but the hegemony seems to have passed to Eannatum of Lagash.

Preceded by Hadanish of Hamazi	King of Sumer ca. 26th century BC	Succeeded by Lugal-ure or Lugal-kinishe-dudu
Preceded by (unknown)	Ensi of Uruk ca. 26th century BC

References

1. ^ FAOS 05/2, Enshakushanna 1, A at CDLI
2. ^ See e.g. Glassner, Jean-Jacques, 2000: Les petits etats Mésopotamiens à la fin du 4e et au cours du 3e millénaire. In: Hansen, Mogens Herman (ed.) A Comparative Study of Thirty City-State Cultures. The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Copenhagen., P.48

v • d • e Notable rulers of Sumer
Ante-diluvian kings	Alulim · Dumuzid, the Shepherd · Ziusudra	3rd Dynasty of Kish	Kubaba
1st Dynasty of Kish	Etana · Enmebaragesi	3rd Dynasty of Uruk	Lugal-Zage-Si
1st Dynasty of Uruk	Enmerkar · Lugalbanda · Dumuzid, the Fisherman · Gilgamesh	Dynasty of Akkad	Sargon · Manishtushu · Naram-Sin · Shar-Kali-Sharri · Dudu · Shu-turul
1st Dynasty of Ur	(Meskalamdug)* · Mesannepada · (Puabi)*
2nd Dynasty of Uruk	Enshakushanna	2nd Dynasty of Lagash	Puzer-Mama · Gudea
1st Dynasty of Lagash	Ur-Nanshe · Eannatum · En-anna-tum I · Entemena · Urukagina	5th Dynasty of Uruk	Utu-hegal
Dynasty of Adab	Lugal-Anne-Mundu	3rd dynasty of Ur	Ur-Nammu · Shulgi · Amar-Sin · Shu-Sin · Ibbi-Sin
* Meskalamdug and Puabi, though not necessarily rulers, are famous for their grave finds.

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