"May Lumma grant prosperity to him who performs good deeds."
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Eannatum
2500 – 2400
(Sumerian: 𒂍𒀭𒈾𒁺 É.AN.NA-tum2) was a ian king of Lagash circa 2500–2400 BCE. He established one of the first verifiable empires in history. One inscription found on a boulder states that Eannatum was his Sumerian name, while his "Tidnu" (Amorite) name was Lumma.
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