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Akalamdug
𒀀𒌦𒄭
King of Ur
Shell plaque from a lyre, PG 1332, Ur Royal Cemetery (detail).jpg
Seated King on a shell plaque from a lyre, found in tomb PG 1332, Royal Cemetery at Ur. Tomb PG 1332 is thought to belong to King Akalamdug.
Reign fl. c. 2600 BCE
Predecessor Meskalamdug
Successor Mesannepada
House First Dynasty of Ur
Ur is located in Near East
Ur
Location in Near East

Akalamdug (𒀀𒌦𒄭, A-KALAM-DUG) was an early 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 his tomb (Tomb 1332) and an inscription at the Royal Cemetery at Ur. He may have been the father of Meskalamdug, as suggested by the similarity of their names and the chronological proximity of their graves. Alternatively, he may have been the son of Meskalamdug, and therefore brother of the great ruler Mesannepada.

Artefacts

Several artefacts are known from tomb 1332 at the Royal Cemetery at Ur, such as bull heads and decorated shell plaques from a lyre.

  • Inscription related to Akalamdug at the Ur Royal Cemetery

    Inscription related to Akalamdug at the Royal Cemetery at Ur: ".. Ur King Akalamdug"

  • Lyre inlay of shell from the royal cemetery of Ur 2550-2450 BCE

    Shell plaque from a lyre, found in tomb PG 1332, Ur Royal Cemetery

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