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Uruk levels XVIII–III | Reign | Notes | ||
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Priest-kings | ![]() | c. 5000 – c. 2900 BC | Various priest-kings of Uruk are represented in reliefs, statues or cylinders, but their names are not known[citation needed] | |
Uruk I dynasty | Reign | Notes | ||
Mesh-ki-ang-gasher | c. 2775 BC | son of the god Utu and founder of Uruk who received kingship from the 1st Dynasty of Kish | ||
Enmerkar | c. 2750 BC | Led an assault on the city of Arrata | ||
Lugalbanda | c. 2730 BC | A soldier in the army of Enmerkar | ||
Dumuzid, the Fisherman | c. 2700 BC | Defeated invading forces headed by Gudam | ||
Gilgamesh | ![]() | c. 2670 – c. 2650 BC | Built the walls of Uruk and defeated Aga of Kish | |
Ur-Nungal Udul-kalama La-ba'shum En-nun-tarah-ana Mesh-he Melem-ana Lugal-kitun | c. 2650 – c. 2510 BC | Little is known of these rulers; the existence of most is unconfirmed. | ||
Uruk II dynasty | Reign | Notes | ||
Lugalnamniršumma | c. 2500 – c. 2470 BC[1] | |||
Lugalsilâsi I | ![]() |
c. 2470 – c. 2450 BC | Assaulted Girsu on ten separate occasions[2] | |
Urzage | c. 2450 – c. 2430 BC[1] | |||
Lugal-kinishe-dudu | ![]() | c. 2430 – c. 2400 BC | King of Uruk and Ur | |
Lugal-kisal-si | ![]() | c. 2400 – c. 2350 BC | King of Uruk and Ur | |
Enshakushanna | ![]() | c. 2350 – c. 2348 BC | Established kingship over most of Sumer; his kingdom was taken by Lugalzagesi | |
Uruk III dynasty | Reign | Notes | ||
Lugalzagesi | ![]() | c. 2348 – c. 2316 BC | Originally of Umma, he made Uruk his new capital after conquering all Sumer. Defeated Urukagina of Lagash and is in turn defeated by Sargon of Akkad[3] | |
Uruk IV dynasty | Reign | Notes | ||
Ur-nigin Ur-gigir Kuda Puzur-ili | c. 2154 – c. 2119 BC | Served as ensi of Uruk under the Akkadian Empire | ||
Uruk V dynasty | Chronology | Notes | ||
Utu-hengal | ![]() | c. 2119 – c. 2112 BC | An ensi of Uruk who overthrew the Gutians and briefly ruled Sumer until he was succeeded by Ur-Nammu, who he had appointed governor of Ur, thus ending the final Sumerian dynasty of Uruk.[4] | |
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