A'annepada

A'annepada
π’€€π’€­π’‰Œπ’…†π’Š’π’•
King of Kish
Gold dagger from tomb PG 580, thought to belong to A'anepada
King of Ur
Reignc. 2350 BC
PredecessorPossibly Balulu
SuccessorPossibly Lunanna
HouseFirst Dynasty of Ur
FatherMesannepada
Ur is located in West and Central Asia
Ur
Location of Ur

A'annepada (Sumerian: π’€€π’€­π’‰Œπ’…†π’Š’π’•, romanized:Β AanΓ©pΓ dda; fl. c. 2350 BC) was a king of the First Dynasty of Ur. He was a son of Mesannepada. It is thought that his tomb may be tomb PG 580 in the Royal Cemetery at Ur.

Votive tablets

Several tablets are known that bear his name, in particular dedicated to Ninhursag, and proclaiming Mesannepada as his father:

A'annepada tablet inscription. British Museum.

π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’„―π’Š• / π’€€π’€­π’‰Œπ’…†π’Š’π’• / π’ˆ—π’ŒΆπ’†  / π’Œ‰π’ˆ©π’€­π’‰Œπ’…†π’Š’π’• / π’ˆ—π’ŒΆπ’†  /π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’‰Ίπ’‚…π’Š / 𒂍 π’ˆ¬π’ˆΎπ’†•

Dnin-hur-sag / a-an-ne2-pa3-da / lugal uri5{ki} / dumu mes-an-ne2-pa3-da / lugal uri5{ki} /Dnin-hur-sag-ra / e2 mu-na-du3

"For Nin-hursag: A'annepada, king of Ur, son of Mesannepada, king of Ur, built the temple for Ninhursag."

β€”β€ŠDedication tablet by King A'annepada found at Tell al-'Ubaid, British Museum, BM 116982.

Foundation cone

Foundation cone of A'annepada for Inanna, British Museum BM 90951

A foundation cone in a copper alloy was found in Ur, bearing the name of "King A'annepada" in a dedication for Inanna, now in the British Museum (BM 90951).

The cone was discovered by John Taylor in 1854 during his excavations in Ur. It has a length of 34.3 centimeters, a diameter of 3.7 centimeters, and weighs 1.7 kilograms. According to the British Museum, it was found together with two other objects, a carved stone with handle and a lapis lazuli portrait, which together probably formed a foundation deposit.

The actual content of the inscription had been overlooked, until it was published by J.C. Gadd in 1928.

Artifacts from tomb PG 580 at Ur

It has been suggested that the tomb of A'annepada may be tomb PG 580 in the Royal Cemetery at Ur.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Reade, Julian (2003). Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp.Β 94–96. ISBNΒ 978-1-58839-043-1.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Ariane; Potts, Timothy (2020). Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins. Getty Publications. p.Β 13. ISBNΒ 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.Β 3. ISBNΒ 978-0-924171-54-3.
  4. ↑ "CDLI-Found Texts". cdli.ucla.edu.
  5. 1 2 "British Museum, tablet".
  6. ↑ "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.
  7. 1 2 "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Gadd, C. J. (1928). "Another A-Anni-Padda Inscription". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (3): 626–628. ISSNΒ 0035-869X. JSTORΒ 25221375.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Dedicatory cone". British Museum.
  10. ↑ W. King., Leonard (1915). A History of Babylonia. pp.Β 153–154.
  11. 1 2 3 Museum notice
  12. ↑ Collections Online British Museum.