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Battle between Lagash and Umma
The battle between Lagash and Umma, also called the battle of the Gu'edena, was a mid-25th-century BC victory of Eannatum of Lagash over neighboring Umma, commemorated on the Stele of the Vultures.
Battle of Enannatum I against Urlumma
The battle of Enannatum I against Urlumma was an Early Dynastic IIIb clash between Enannatum of Lagash and Urlumma of Umma, fought around 2450 BC in the Ugiga field.
Building projects of Ur-Nanshe
The building projects of Ur-Nanshe, first king of the First Dynasty of Lagash around 2500 BCE, are recorded in about 40 inscriptions claiming 19 buildings, 10 canals, and rebuilt walls.
Capture of Lugalzagesi by Sargon
The capture of Lugalzagesi by Sargon, dated c. 2334 BC, was Sargon of Akkad's defeat of the king of Uruk, whom he paraded in a neck stock to the gate of Enlil.
Eannatum's campaign against Elam
Eannatum's campaign against Elam was a victory won around 2450 BC by Eannatum, ruler of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash, known almost entirely from his own royal inscriptions.
Eannatum's conquests
Eannatum's conquests were the campaigns of Eannatum, ruler of Lagash around 2450 BC, against Umma, Elam, Uruk, Ur, Kish, Mari, and other states, recorded on the Stele of the Vultures.
Enshakushanna's sack of Kish
Enshakushanna's sack of Kish was the destruction of Kish and capture of its king Enbi-Ištar by Enshakushanna, king of Uruk, around 2500 BC, ending Kish's hegemony over Sumer.
Entemena's treaty with Umma
Entemena's treaty with Umma was the boundary settlement between the Sumerian city-states of Lagash and Umma, concluded under Enmetena, ruler of Lagash, around 2420 to 2400 BC.
Foundation of the Eanna precinct at Uruk
The foundation of the Eanna precinct at Uruk was the successive monumental rebuilding of the goddess Inanna's sacred precinct at Uruk, Iraq, c. 3300–3000 BC.
Lugalzagesi's conquest of Lagash
Lugalzagesi's conquest of Lagash was the defeat and sack of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash by Lugalzagesi of Umma around 2350 BC, ending Urukagina's reign.
Mesilim's boundary settlement between Lagash and Umma
Mesilim, king of Kish, measured off and marked the boundary between the Sumerian city-states of Lagash and Umma around 2600 BC, erecting a stela in the contested Gu'edena district.
Mesopotamian flood event
The Mesopotamian flood event, or Shuruppak flood, is an archaeological flood deposit at Shuruppak (Fara), Iraq, dated to about 2900 BC and traditionally linked to the Mesopotamian flood legend.
Reforms of Urukagina
The Reforms of Urukagina, also called the Edicts of Urukagina, are royal decrees issued by Urukagina, king of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash, in the mid-24th century BCE.
Sargon's conquest of Uruk
Sargon's conquest of Uruk, also called the Fall of Uruk to Sargon, was the battle in which Sargon of Akkad defeated Lugalzagesi of Uruk around 2316 BC.
Sumer–Elam war
The Sumer–Elam war was an Early Dynastic raid by Enmebaragesi of Kish against Elam around 2700 BC, plundering Elam's weapons in the first war in recorded history.
Umma–Lagash border dispute
The Umma–Lagash border dispute, also called the Gu-edina dispute, was a prolonged conflict between the Sumerian city-states of Umma and Lagash over the fertile Gu-edena border tract.
Ush's seizure of the Gu'edena
Ush's seizure of the Gu'edena was Ush of Umma's removal of a boundary stele and entry into Lagash's border plain, opening the Lagash–Umma conflict around 2450 BC.