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ARCHAEOLOGIST

Akurgal

2600 BC - 2500 BC

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Akurgal (Sumerian: 𒀀𒆳𒃲, "Descendant of the Great Mountain" in Sumerian) was the second king (Ensi) of the first dynasty of Lagash. His relatively short reign took place in the first part of the 25th century BCE (circa 2464-2455 BCE), during the period of the archaic dynasties. He succeeded his father, Ur-Nanshe, founder of the dynasty, and was replaced by his son Eannatum.Very little is known about his reign: only six inscriptions mention it. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akurgal has received more than 23,946 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Akurgal is the 89th most popular archaeologist, the 286th most popular biography from Iraq and the 2nd most popular Iraqi Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Akurgal ranks 89 out of 104Before him are Henri Frankfort, John Evans, Sven Nilsson, Paul Rivet, Charles Dawson, and John Marshall. After him are Tatiana Proskouriakoff, Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, Zakaria Goneim, Dorothea Bate, Dorothy Garrod, and Sylvanus Morley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2600 BC, Akurgal ranks 17Before him are Khamerernebty II, Khamerernebty I, Meskalamdug, Nefertiabet, Ankhhaf, and A'annepada.  Among people deceased in 2500 BC, Akurgal ranks 7Before him are Userkaf, Ur-Nanshe, Khentkaus III, Peseshet, En-anna-tum I, and A'annepada.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Akurgal ranks 286 out of 338Before him are Puzur-Ashur III (-1600), Ashur-nirari IV (-1100), Louis Raphaël I Sako (1948), Ashur-resh-ishi II (-1100), Raghad Hussein (1968), and Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1931). After him are Ashur-bel-nisheshu (-1500), Karim Findi (1946), Jaafar Al-Askari (1885), Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur (-1200), Abu Ali al-Anbari (1957), and Eriba-Adad II (-1100).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Iraq

Among archaeologists born in Iraq, Akurgal ranks 2Before him are Hormuzd Rassam (1826).