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Lugal-kinishe-dudu

c. 24th century BCE · 24th century BCE

Lugal-kinishe-dudu was a king of Uruk in the Early Dynastic period, around the twenty-fourth century BCE, who also ruled Ur and claimed kingship over both cities. Inscriptions of Enmetena of Lagash record a pact of brotherhood with him, one of the earliest known diplomatic agreements in history.

Lugal-kinishe-dudu
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lugal-kinishe-dudu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lugal-kinishe-dudu
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