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Ensi (Sumerian) Sumerian cylinder seal impression dating to c. 3200 BC, showing an ensi and his acolyte feeding a sacred herd. PA.TE.SI (Ensi) on the tablet of Lugalanatum. Ensi (cuneiform: 𒑐𒋼𒋛 pa. te. si Sumerian: ensik, "lord of the plowland"; Emesal dialect: umunsik; Akkadian: iššakkum) [1] [2] was a Sumerian title designating the ...
Jan 24, 2020 · In the Old Sumerian Period, divided into the Pre-dynastic Period (3000 BC to 2800 BC) and Early Dynastic Period (2800 BC to 2340 BC), the term ensi was one of the titles of independent Sumerian city-rulers.
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En (Borger 2003 nr. 164 ; U+ 12097 𒂗, see also Ensí) is the Sumerian cuneiform for ' lord /lady' or ' priest [ess]'. Originally, it seems to have been used to designate a high priest or priestess of a Sumerian city-state 's patron-deity [2] – a position that entailed political power as well.
Lugal-ushumgal (𒈗𒃲𒁔, lugal-ušumgal) was a Sumerian ruler (ensi, formerly read "Patesi") of Lagash ("Shirpula"), c. 2230 – c. 2210 BCE.
- c. 2230-2210 BCE
- Puzer-Mama
The Sumerians claimed that their civilization had been brought, fully formed, to the city of Eridu by their god Enki or by his advisor (or Abgallu from ab=water, gal=big, lu=man), Adapa U-an (the Oannes of Berossus).
May 9, 2019 · The Sumerian script is known as cuneiform, which, incidentally, is a relatively modern term originating from the early 18 th century. This word is derived from Latin and Middle French roots and means ‘wedge-shaped’. This is an apt description of the script, as it is easily recognized thanks to its wedge-shaped characters.
