The fifth ensi (king, ruler) was Eannatum, who ascended the throne five years after Enhengal founded this dynasty in 2550 BCE, during what is known as the Early Dynastic Period. Eannatum was a ...

It features the king of Lagash, Eannatum, engaged in battle and triumphing over the city’s main rival, Umma. The excavation efforts subsequent to the Girsu project uncovered, as Heritage Daily ...

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The earliest example is the Stele of the Vultures, created around 2450 B.C., which depicts King Eannatum of Lagash’s crushing victory over the kingdom of Umma. The form, known as narrative ...

salting and other means has been going on since the time of Eannatum of Lagash in southern Mesopotamia. That last item—extending the lifespan of comestibles—is the subject of Allen’s latest book, Can ...

More than sixty art insiders gave us their list of favorite works of art to see in Texas. So grab your notepad, sketchbooks, or iPad and take the ultimate tour of must-see art in Texas. From the ...

They include such priceless items as the Sumerian black statue of Eannatum, one of the earliest royal sculptures to bear an inscription; the lifesize head of the goddess of victory, from Hatra ...