A'annepada

A'annepada
𒀀𒀭𒉌𒅆𒊒𒁕
King of Kish, King of Ur
Gold dagger from tomb PG 580, thought to belong to A'anepada.
Reignfl. c. 2600 BCE
PredecessorMesannepada
SuccessorMeskiagnun (brother)
HouseFirst Dynasty of Ur
Location of Ur, in Western Asia, modern Iraq.

A'annepada (Sumerian: 𒀀𒀭𒉌𒅆𒊒𒁕, romanized: Aanépàdda) was a king of the First Dynasty of Ur, c. 2600 BCE.[1][2] He was a son of Mesannepada.[1][3] It is thought that his tomb may be tomb PG 580 in the Royal Cemetery at Ur.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Reade, Julian (2003). Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 94–96. ISBN 978-1-58839-043-1.
  2. ^ Thomas, Ariane; Potts, Timothy (2020). Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins. Getty Publications. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-60606-649-2.
  3. ^ Pr, Univ Of Pennsylvania; Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and; Hansen, Donald P.; Pittman, Holly (1998). Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur. UPenn Museum of Archaeology. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-924171-54-3.