Mesannepada (Sumerian: ๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐, Mesannipร dda [MES-AN-NE2-PAD3-DA]), Mesh-Ane-pada or Mes-Anne-pada ("Youngling chosen by An"; died c.โ2525 BC) was the first king listed for the First Dynasty of Ur on the Sumerian king list.
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![The "Lion eagle", another object found in the dedication deposit of the "Treasure of Ur"[7]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/UNESCO_Lion_Eagle%2C_Damas_Museum.jpg/330px-UNESCO_Lion_Eagle%2C_Damas_Museum.jpg)
The "Lion eagle", another object found in the dedication deposit of the "Treasure of Ur"[7]
![A'annepada tablet inscription (with transcription in standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform), mentioning his father Mesannepada. British Museum, BM 116982.[27] Discovered in Tell Al-'Ubaid.[28]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Stone_foundation_inscription%2C_from_Tell_al-Ubaid%2C_Iraq%2C_2500_BCE._British_Museum_%28horizontal%2C_with_transcription%29.jpg/1280px-Stone_foundation_inscription%2C_from_Tell_al-Ubaid%2C_Iraq%2C_2500_BCE._British_Museum_%28horizontal%2C_with_transcription%29.jpg)
A'annepada tablet inscription (with transcription in standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform), mentioning his father Mesannepada. British Museum, BM 116982.[27] Discovered in Tell Al-'Ubaid.[28]
Mesannepada appears in the Sumerian King List, as the first ruler of the First Dynasty of Ur![Mesannepada, Lugal Kish-ki (๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐
๐๐ ๐ ๐ง๐ ), "Mesannepada, King of Kish", on a seal impression found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur.[2][3] The last column of characters, is thought to mean "his wife..." (๐ฎ๐ก๐ผ, dam-nu-gig).[2] This could also mean "the spouse of Inanna.[35]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Mesannepada%2C_Lugal_Kish-ki_%28with_seal_impression%29.jpg/1280px-Mesannepada%2C_Lugal_Kish-ki_%28with_seal_impression%29.jpg)
Mesannepada, Lugal Kish-ki (๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐
๐๐ ๐ ๐ง๐ ), "Mesannepada, King of Kish", on a seal impression found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur.[2][3] The last column of characters, is thought to mean "his wife..." (๐ฎ๐ก๐ผ, dam-nu-gig).[2] This could also mean "the spouse of Inanna.[35]In their orbit 3
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Mesannepada (Sumerian: ๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐, Mesannipร dda [MES-AN-NE2-PAD3-DA]), Mesh-Ane-pada or Mes-Anne-pada ("Youngling chosen by An"; died c.โ2525 BC) was the first king listed for the First Dynasty of Ur on the Sumerian king list. He is listed to have ruled for 80 years, having overthrown Lugal-kitun of Uruk: "Then Unug (Uruk) was defeated and the kingship was taken to Urim (Ur)". In one of his seals, found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, he is also described as king of Kish.
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