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Enlil-nirari was King of Assyria from 1330 BC to 1319 BC, or

Enlil-nirari was King of Assyria from 1330 BC to 1319 BC, or from 1317 BC to 1308 BC. He fought against Kurigalzu, one of the mightiest Kassite kings of Babylon and son of Ashur-uballit I, in the battle of Sugagu to establish the boundary between both states....

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Erridupizir from Wikipedia

Erridupizir was a Gutian ruler in Sumer from ca. 2141 BC to 2138 BC (short chronology). His reign is attested by a royal inscription at Nippur where he calls himself "King of Guti, King of the Four Quarters." [1] [2] [3]...

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Gudea in Wikipedia

Gudea was a ruler (ensi) of the city of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia who ruled ca. 2144 - 2124 BC. He probably did not come from the city, but had married Ninalla, daughter of the ruler Urbaba (2164 - 2144 BC) of Lagash, thus gaining entrance to the royal house of Lagash. He was succeeded by his son Ur-Ningirsu. Inscriptions Inscriptions mention...

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Elah in Wikipedia

Elah may refer to: * Elah, one of the Names of God in Judaism * King Elah of Israel * The Valley of Elah, where the biblical David fought Goliath * Elah, a member of the Edomite clan * Elah is a type of terebinth tree * In the Valley of Elah, a 2007 film...

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Enmerkar from Wikipedia

Enmerkar, according to the Sumerian king list, was the builder of Uruk in Sumer, and was said to have reigned for "420 years" (some copies read "900 years"). The king list adds that Enmerkar brought the official kingship with him from the city of E-ana after his father Mesh-ki-ang-gasher, son of Utu, had "entered the sea and disappeared." Enmerka...

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Gungunum in Wikipedia

Gungunum ruled the ancient Near East city-state of Larsa from 1868 BC to 1841 BC. He was an Amorite and the son of Samium. He was a contemporary of Lipit-Ishtar of Isin, and took control of the city of Ur. [1] [2] [3] Year-names for his complete 27-year reign are known; the annals record that he destroyed Bashimi in year 3, Anshan in year 5, and Ma...

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Elijah

Elijah (pronounced /ɨˈlaɪdʒə/)[1] or Elias (mispronounced /ɨˈlaɪ.əs/, Hebrew: אליהו, Eliyahu; Arabic:إلياس, Ilyās), whose name (El-i Yahu) means "Yahweh is God,"[2] according to the Books of Kings was a prophet in the Kingdom of Israel during the reign of Ahab (9th century BCE). According to the Books of Kings, Elijah defended the worship of Yahwe...

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Evil-Merodach from Wikipedia

Amel-Marduk (d. 560 BC), was the son and successor of Nebuchadrezzar, , king of Babylon. He reigned only two years (562 - 560 BC). According to the Biblical Book of Kings, he pardoned and released Jehoiachin, king of Judah, who had been a prisoner in Babylon for thirty-seven years. (2 Kings 25:27) Allegedly because Amel-Marduk tried to modify his f...

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Esarhaddon (Assyrian Ashur-Ahhe-Iddina) from Wikipedia

Esarhaddon (Akkadian: Aššur-ahhe-iddina "Ashur has given a brother to me"; Aramaic: ܐܵܫܘܿܪ ܐܵܗܐܹ ܐܝܼܕܝܼܢܵܐ; Hebrew: אֵסַר חַדֹּן‎;[1] Ancient Greek: Ασαραδδων;[2] Latin: Asor Haddan[3]), was a king of Assyria who reigned 681 – 669 BC. He was the youngest son of Sennacherib and the Aramean queen Naqi'a (Zakitu), Sennacherib's second wife. Rise to po...

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Enmerkar from Wikipedia

Enmerkar, according to the Sumerian king list, was the builder of Uruk in Sumer, and was said to have reigned for "420 years" (some copies read "900 years"). The king list adds that Enmerkar brought the official kingship with him from the city of E-ana after his father Mesh-ki-ang-gasher, son of Utu, had "entered the sea and disappeared." Enmerka...

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