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    Aga (Sumerian: 𒀝𒂵 Aga, Agga, or Akkà) commonly known as Aga of Kish, was the twenty-third and last king in the first dynasty of Kish during the Early...
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    of the present bed of the Euphrates River. The conflict between Uruk and Kish and the relations between Gilgamesh and Aga of Kish seem to cast light on...
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    penultimate king of the first dynasty of Kish and is recorded as having reigned 900 years in the Sumerian King List. Like his son and successor Aga he reigned...
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  • poet Aga vom Hagen (1872-1949), German painter, author, and art patron Aga Radwańska, Polish tennis player AGA (singer), Hong Kong singer Aga of Kish, Ensi...
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    Gilgamesh (redirect from Gilgamesh of Uruk)
    Aga describes Gilgamesh's revolt against his overlord Aga of Kish. Other Sumerian poems relate Gilgamesh's defeat of the giant Huwawa and the Bull of...
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  • his son Aga of Kish are portrayed as contemporary rivals of Dumuzid, the Fisherman, and Gilgamesh, early rulers of Uruk. Some early kings of Kish are known...
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    successor Aga of Kish, the final king mentioned before Kish fell and kingship was taken to E-ana, also appears in the poem Gilgamesh and Aga. The next...
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    refer to King Aga of Kish himself. Another figure Line art of Aga of Kish from the Stele of Ushumgal. Blau Monuments Warka Vase "Stele of Ushumgal". www...
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    Solomon (/ˈsɒləmən/), also called Jedidiah, was a monarch of ancient Israel and the son and successor of King David, according to the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament...
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    En-me-barage-si of Kish (c. 2600 BC), said to have defeated Elam and built the temple of Enlil in Nippur. Enmebaragesi's successor, Aga, is said to have...
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    Saul (redirect from Battle of Gilboa)
    Bible, Saul was the son of Kish, of the family of the Matrites, and a member of the tribe of Benjamin, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel. It appears that...
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    David (redirect from King of Israel David)
    romanized: Dāwīḏ, "beloved one") was a Jewish monarch of ancient Israel and the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old...
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    Etana, 13th king of the first dynasty of Kish. The earliest king authenticated through archaeological evidence is Enmebaragesi of Kish (Early Dynastic...
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    and last dynasty of ancient Egypt from 305 BC until its incorporation into the Roman Republic in 30 BC. Ptolemy, a general and one of the somatophylakes...
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  • Uruk (redirect from Fall of Uruk)
    Afterwards, kingship passed to Kish at the beginning of the Early Dynastic period, which corresponds to the beginning of the Early Bronze Age in Sumer...
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    establishment. By the time of Mesalim, whichever dynasty controlled the city of Kish was recognised as šar kiššati (= king of Kish), and was considered preeminent...
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    as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his death in 486 BCE...
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    of the Elamite city of Anshan near the modern city of Marvdasht; the title "King of Anshan" was an adaptation of the earlier Elamite title "King of Susa...
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    Babylon Eridu Isin Kish Lagash Larsa Mari Nippur Sippar Tuttul Ur Uruk Tell Leilan Kurda Nineveh Tell al-Rimah Ekallatum The Old Babylonian Empire, or...
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    point of attack for his enemies comes from that he fortified the walls of northern cities, such as Babylon, Borsippa and Kish, but left the walls of southern...
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    BIRHARtura) was a royal guard of Gilgamesh in Uruk. His military exploits are recorded in the Sumerian poem Gilgamesh and Aga, where Kish besieged Uruk to enslave...
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    Ur-Nammu (category Third Dynasty of Ur)
    Larsa, Kish, Adab, and Umma. He was known for restoring the roads and general order after the Gutian period. It is now known that the reign of Puzur-Inshushinak...
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    Βασιλεία τῶν Σελευκιδῶν, romanized: Basileía tōn Seleukidōn, lit. 'Kingdom of the Seleucids') was a Greek power in West Asia during the Hellenistic period...
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  • Ur (redirect from Prehistory of Ur)
    instead of cuneiform script. Correspondence of the Kings of Ur History of Iraq History of Sumer List of cities of the ancient Near East Lyres of Ur Ram...
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    For example, the reigns of legendary figures like king Gilgamesh of Uruk and his adversaries Enmebaragesi and Aga of Kish possibly date to ED II. These...
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    him the cup-bearer to King Ur-Zababa of Kish. His empire is thought to have included most of Mesopotamia, parts of the Levant, and incursions into Hurrian...
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    Enheduanna (category Children of Sargon of Akkad)
    Inanna, king of Kish, anointed (guda) of Anu, king of the land [Mesopotamia], governor (ensi) of Enlil". The inscription celebrates the conquest of Uruk and...
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    dynasty of China, became a center of trade and commerce. The Parthians largely adopted the art, architecture, religious beliefs, and royal insignia of their...
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    of the ancient Near East List of kings of Akkad List of Assyrian kings List of kings of Babylon Sumerian King List List of monarchs of Persia List of...
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    point of attack for his enemies, and also rebuilt the walls of northern cities such as Kish, Borsippa and Babylon itself while leaving the walls of southern...
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