Person

Mesalim of Kish

c. 2600 BCE · 27th century BCE · Also known as Mesilim

Mesalim of Kish was an Early Dynastic king of Kish who reigned around 2600 BCE and claimed authority over other Sumerian cities. Inscriptions from Lagash record that he arbitrated the border dispute between Lagash and Umma over the Gu-edena plain and set up a boundary stone. His settlement did not hold, and the quarrel between the two cities lasted for generations.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mesalim of Kish. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mesalim-of-kish
MLA: “Mesalim of Kish.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mesalim-of-kish. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Mesalim of Kish.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mesalim-of-kish.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Mesalim of Kish’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mesalim-of-kish (Accessed: ).

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