“claiming the entire Guedinna as his territory and domain.
The issue between Il and Entemena, however, was not decided by war. Instead, a compromise seems to have been forced upon them by a third party, probably once again the northern non-Sumerian ruler who claimed lordship over Sumer as a whole. By and large, the decision seems to have favored Lagash, since the old Mesilim-Eannatum line was retained as the fixed boundary between Umma and Lagash. On the other hand, nothing was said about compensation by the Ummaites for the revenue they had withheld; nor do they seem to have been held responsible any longer for ensuring the water supply of the Guedinna-this task was now left to the Lagashites themselves.15
Entemena was the last of the great ensi's of the Ur-Nanshe dynasty; his son Enannatum II reigned only briefly and achieved but little, to judge from the fact that only one of his inscriptions has been recovered to date-a door socket dedicated to the restoration of Ningirsu's”
― The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character
The issue between Il and Entemena, however, was not decided by war. Instead, a compromise seems to have been forced upon them by a third party, probably once again the northern non-Sumerian ruler who claimed lordship over Sumer as a whole. By and large, the decision seems to have favored Lagash, since the old Mesilim-Eannatum line was retained as the fixed boundary between Umma and Lagash. On the other hand, nothing was said about compensation by the Ummaites for the revenue they had withheld; nor do they seem to have been held responsible any longer for ensuring the water supply of the Guedinna-this task was now left to the Lagashites themselves.15
Entemena was the last of the great ensi's of the Ur-Nanshe dynasty; his son Enannatum II reigned only briefly and achieved but little, to judge from the fact that only one of his inscriptions has been recovered to date-a door socket dedicated to the restoration of Ningirsu's”
― The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character
“Tilly stared at her phone. Should she suggest they meet, or was it too soon? Spurred on by the sugary icing she’d just eaten, she sent him a text.”
― Hashtag Love
― Hashtag Love
“Rye knew Kansas had a reputation for being rural, but seriously. His stomach growled. God, he was rank, but he was star-ving! Grateful the wind wasn’t behind him, he prayed the waitress would have seasonal allergies and a plugged nose.”
― Country Heaven
― Country Heaven
“I asked him if that’s why I’m here but he didn’t answer.”
― Tell Me to Go
― Tell Me to Go
“Not long ago, there was nothing I couldn’t have. Now, I don’t even have the choice of whom to marry.”
― Dangerous Engagement
― Dangerous Engagement
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