Sargonic Girsu


The archive of the governor (ensi2) of the province of Lagaš in the kingdom of Akkade is the largest Sargonic archive with ca. 3800 texts, dated to the reigns of Naram-Suen and Šar-kališarri. The office was held by Lugalušumgal. His archive covers all aspects of economy and administration (Schrakamp 2020b: 637-45).

Bibliography

  • Schrakamp 2020b = Schrakamp, Ingo (2020): The Kingdom of Akkad: A View from Within, in: Radner, Karen; Moeller, Nadine; Potts, Daniel T. (eds.), The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East Volume 1: From the Beginnings to Old Kingdom Egypt and the Dynasty of Akkad. Oxford: University press, 612–685.