Mesilim
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Mesilim, also spelled Mesalim, was lugal of the Sumerian city-state of Kish.
Head of a votive mace with a lion-headed eagle (emblem of god Ningirsu) and six lions, dedicated at a shrine in Girsu by King Mesilim of Kish. Inscription in archaic script: “Mesilim, king of Kish, builder of the temple of Ningirsu, brought [this mace head] for Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur [being] prince of Lagash”. Louvre Museum.
Mace head of Mesilim Louvre AO2349
Mesilim macehead at time of discovery
Mesilim macehead with inscription Mesilim Lugal Kish (𒈨𒁲 𒈗 𒆧), "Mesilim, King of Kish".
Lugalshaengur
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Lugalshaengur,, was ensi of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.
Mesilim
…apparently enjoyed some suzerainty. He is also known from a number of fragments. Mesilim is best known for having acted as mediator in a conflict between Lugal-sha-engur, his ensi in Lagash, and the neighboring rival city state of Umma, regarding the rights to use an irrigation canal through the plain of Gu-Edin on the…
King priest on a votive tablet to Ningirsu, around the time of Lugalshaengu, before Ur-Nanshe. Found in Girsu, near Lagash. Louvre Museum.
Transcription of the tablet.