Enakalle
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Enakalle or Enakalli was the king of Umma, a Sumerian city-state, during the Early Dynastic III period. His reign lasted at least 8 years.
Stone tablet for the dedication of a temple, inscribed by Il, king of Umma, c. 2400 BC, and mentioning his father Eandamu, and his grandfather King Enakalle. Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago.
Inscription with the name of Enakalle, and standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform.
Dedication tablet by Ur-Lumma: "For Enki-gal, Ur-Lumma, king of Umma, son of Enakalle, king of Umma, built (his) temple".
Votive plate of Queen Bara-irnum of Umma, "wife of Gishakidu, king of Umma, daughter of Ur-Lumma, king of Umma, grand-daughter of Enakalle, king of Umma, daughter-in-law of Il, king of Umma", to God Shara, in gratitude for sparing her life.
Bara-irnun
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Bara-irnun was a queen consort of the Sumerian city-state of Umma as wife of king Gishakidu. She is particularly known from a gold votive plate in which she describes her genealogy in great detail. Th
Name of Bar-irnun on the plaque, and standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform (𒁈𒅕𒉣 bara-ir-nun)
King Enakalle, grandfather of Bara-irnum, on the plate of queen Bara-irnun.
King Gishakidu, husband of Bara-irnum