Chapter 8: The First War Chronicles

Question 1

2800 BC

Answer 1

The time when the Sumerian king Meskiaggasher ruled in the city of Uruk.

Question 2

Elamites

Answer 2

The inhabitants of Arrata, they spoke a language entirely unrelated to Sumerian.

Question 3

Enmebaraggesi

Answer 3

He was the king of Kish. He was not only the king of Kish but also the protector of sacred Nippur.

Question 4

Enmerkar

Answer 4

He is the son of Mekiaggasher and after his father’s death he inherited the throne.

Question 5

Gilgamesh

Answer 5

He reigned about 100 years after Enmerkar. His father was not a king at all. In the king list he is called lillu, a word which implies demonic powers.

Question 6

Mesannepadda

Answer 6

He is the king of Ur. He claimed the title of King of Kish and protector in Nippur.

Question 7

Meskiaggasher

Answer 7

He was a Sumerian king that ruled in the city of Uruk. In the Sumerian king list, he is described as the son of the sun-god Utu.

Question 8

Nippur

Answer 8

It was a sacred city, where the shrines of the chief god Enlil stood and where kings of every Sumerian city went to sacrifice and to seek recognition.