Shara was a Mesopotamian god associated with the city of Umma and other nearby settlements. He was chiefly regarded as the tutelary deity of this area, responsible for agriculture, animal husbandry, a
Stele depicting a man named Ushumgal, described as a priest of Shara, dated to the first stage of the Early Dynastic Period (c. 2900-2700 BCE). Presently in the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Votive plaque of queen Bara-irnun. Louvre.
Entemena, also called Enmetena, was a son of Enannatum I who re-established Lagash as a power in Sumer. He defeated Il in a territorial conflict through an alliance with Lugal-kinishe-dudu of Uruk, su
Statue of Entemena, Iraq Museum. The statue has a long inscription on the back dedicated to Enlil.
"Entemena Ensi Lagash-ki" (ππΌπ¨πΎππΌππ’ππ·π ) on the Treaty Cone of Entemena, king of Lagash, to god of Bad-Tibira, about the peace treaty between Lagash and Uruk. This text is the oldest known diplomatic document. Dated c. 2400 BC. British Museum.
Cone of Entemena mentioning the alliance with Lugal-kinishe-dudu
Another example of the foundation nail dedicated by Entemena, king of Lagash, to god of Bad-Tibira, about the peace treaty between Lagash and Uruk. Louvre Museum.