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Hierarchy

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Sumerian title Role, position, purpose, and/or equivalent Example user(s)
En
𒁮 𒉡𒈪𒉭
dam nu.gig
Priest-king Mesannepada
En
𒂗
en
Lord
Sanga
𒊫
sanga₂
High priest
Erešd
𒊩𒌆𒀭
ereš.diŋir
High priestess Enheduanna (fl. c. 2285 – c. 2250 BCE)
Gudug
𒄴𒈨
gudug
Priest
Nadītu
𒈾𒋾𒌈
na.di₃.tum
Priestess

Lists of priest-kings

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List of priest-kings of Uruk

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Priest-king Approximated date Succession and death details Notes and references
Mesannepada fl. c. 2425 – c. c. 2420 BCE
Ur-Nammu fl. c. 2112 – c. c. 2095 BCE

List of priest-kings of Ur

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Priest-king Approximated date Succession and death details Notes and references
Enheduanna fl. c. 2285 – c. c. 2250 BCE

List of priest-kings of Nippur

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Priest-king Approximated date Succession and death details Notes and references
Tuta-napshum fl. c. 2255 – c. c. 2230 BCE
Sharkalisharri fl. c. 2230 – c. c. 2217 BCE
Puzur-Ishtar fl. c. 2217 – c. c. 2154 BCE

List of priest-kings of Eridu

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Priest-king Approximated date Succession and death details Notes and references

See also

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References

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Notes

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Citations

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Sources

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Bibliography

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Further reading
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