Enmebaragesi

Enmebaragesi
𒂗𒈨𒁈𒄄𒋛
Enmebaragesi; 𒂗𒈨𒁈𒄄𒋛
	Alabaster vase fragment with transcription of Mebaragesi as king of Kish (illustration) ; 𒈨𒁈𒋛 𒈗 𒆧; me-bara2-si lugal kish; "Mebarasi, King of Kish"
King of Kish
Reign	c. 2750 BC
Predecessor	Possibly Iltasadum
Successor	Aga
Issue	Aga
Dynasty	Kish 1

Enmebaragesi (Sumerian: 𒂗𒈨𒁈𒄄𒋛 Enmebárgisi [EN-ME-BARA₂-GI₄-SE]; fl. c. 2750 BC)^[3] originally Mebarasi (𒈨𒁈𒋛)^[1] was the penultimate king of the first dynasty of Kish and is recorded as having reigned 900 years in the Sumerian King List. Like his son and successor Aga, he reigned during a period when Kish had hegemony over Sumer.^a^[4] Enmebaragesi signals a momentous documentary leap from mytho-history to history, since he is the earliest ruler on the king list whose name is attested directly from archaeology.

^ ^a ^b "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.
^ Pournelle, Jennifer R. (2003). Marshland of Cities: Deltaic Landscapes and the Evolution of Early Mesopotamian Civilization. San Diego: University of California. p. 267.
^ "Sumerian Dictionary "Enmebaragesi" (RN) entry". Upenn.edu.
^ Jacobsen The Sumerian King List pp. 82-85

[CDLI-Archival_View-1] "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.

[2] Pournelle, Jennifer R. (2003). Marshland of Cities: Deltaic Landscapes and the Evolution of Early Mesopotamian Civilization. San Diego: University of California. p. 267.

[3] "Sumerian Dictionary "Enmebaragesi" (RN) entry". Upenn.edu.

[4] Jacobsen The Sumerian King List pp. 82-85

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