| LC control no. | no2018071269 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Urukagina |
| Beginning date | -2382 |
| Ending date | -2369 |
| Located | Lagash (Extinct city) |
| Profession or occupation | Kings and rulers |
| Found in | Everest-Phillips, Max. The passionate bureaucrat, 2018: eCIP subj. (Urukagina, the ruler of a small state in Mesopotamia ; Urukagina of Lagash ; Much about Urukagina is uncertain - including the pronunciation of his name. Various alternative spellings have been proposed, including 'Irikagina' and 'Uruinimgina.' In the absence of decisive evidence for its transliteration, the author has used 'Urukagina' as the first version in general use ; nineth ruler of Lagash Urukagina c. 2383-2370 BC ; Urukagina was driven out of his capital city and retreated to Girsu) Wikipedia, viewed May 26, 2018 (Urukagina ; Uru-ka-gina, Uru-inim-gina, or Iri-ka-gina (Sumerian: URU-KA-gi.na; c. 24th century BC) ; was a ruler of the city-state Lagash in Mesopotamia. He assumed the title of king, claiming to have been divinely appointed, upon the downfall of his corrupt predecessor, Lugalanda ; best known for his reforms to combat corruption, which are sometimes cited as the first example of a legal code in recorded history) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urukagina> |
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