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.
Lugalshaengur
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Lugalshaengur,, was ensi of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.
Nin-kisalsi
…It appears from this inscription that King Mesilim of Kish was a contemporary with Nin-kisalsi and probably his suzerain. Another such ruler is Lugalshaengur, Governor of Lagash, who also appears in inscriptions as a vassal of Mesilim…
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
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.