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.
Kish is an important archaeological site in Babil Governorate, located 80 km south of Baghdad and 12 km east of the ancient city of Babylon. The Ubaid period site of Ras al-Amiyah is 8 km away. It was
Nin-kisalsi
โฆritual). Nin-KISALsi, (was) the governor of Adab." |Inscription of Mesilim mentioning 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 inscriptionsโฆ
Mesannepada, Lugal Kish-ki (๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐
๐๐ ๐ ๐ง๐ ), "Mesannepada, King of Kish", on a seal impression found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur. The last column of characters, is thought to mean "his wife..." (๐ฎ๐ก๐ผ, dam-nu-gig).
Macehead inscription of Manishtushu, ruler of the Akkadian Empire: Manishtushu Lugal Kish, "Manishtushu King of Kish"
Iraq. Kish. (Tel-Uhaimir). Ruins of Kish at time of excavation
Ruins of a ziggurat at the Sumerian city of Kish. Babel Governorate, Iraq.