| Meskalamdug 𒈩𒌦𒄭 | |
|---|---|
| King of Ur King of Kish | |
 Meskalamdug helmet, British Museum electrotype copy, original is in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad. The holes around the border suggest that another piece was normally affixed, as for example in the full mask attributed to Sargon of Akkad. The hairbun attached at the back of the head is visible in other rulers as well, such as Sargon or Eannatum in the Stele of the Vultures. | |
| Reign | fl. circa 2600 BC |
| Predecessor | Ur-Pabilsag |
| Successor | Akalamdug |
| House | First Dynasty of Ur |
Location of Ur, in Western Asia, modern Iraq.
Meskalamdug (𒈩𒌦𒄭, Meskalamdùg [mes-KALAM-du10][1] "hero of the good land")[2] was an early Sumerian ruler of the First Dynasty of Ur in the 26th century BCE. He does not appear in the Sumerian King List, but is known from a royal cylinder seal found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, a royal bead inscription found in Mari, both mentioning him as King, and possibly his tomb, grave PG 755 at the Royal Cemetery at Ur.
It has been suggested that Puabi may have been his second queen.[3]
- ^ Hall, H. R. (Harry Reginald); Woolley, Leonard; Legrain, Leon (1934). Ur excavations. Trustees of the Two Museums by the aid of a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. p. Plates 163, 191.
- ^ Excavations At Ur. Routledge. 2013. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-136-21137-9.
- ^ Reade, Julian (2003). Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-58839-043-1.