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: โMesilim, king of Kish, builder of the temple of Ningirsu, brought [this mace head] for Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur [being] prince of Lagashโ. Louvre Museum.
Mace head of Mesilim Louvre AO2349
Mesilim macehead at time of discovery
Mesilim macehead with inscription Mesilim Lugal Kish (๐จ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ง), "Mesilim, King of Kish".
Nin-kisalsi
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Nin-kisalsi was a Sumerian ruler of the Mesopotamian city of Adab in the mid-3rd millennium BC.
Headless votive statue, from Adab, Iraq, early dynastic period. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul.
