E-iginimpa'e
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| E-iginimpa'e 𒂍𒅆𒉏𒉺𒌓𒁺 | |
|---|---|
.jpg){kind=spacer} Votive tablet of E-iginimpa'e, Hermitage Museum (reconstitution)[1] | |
| King of Adab | |
| Reign | c. 2400 BC |
| Predecessor | Possibly Paraganedu |
| Successor | Possibly Mug-si |
| Dynasty | Dynasty of Adab |
| Religion | Sumerian religion |
E-iginimpa'e (Sumerian: 𒂍𒅆𒉏𒉺𒌓𒁺, e2-igi-nim-pa-e3; fl. c. 2400 BC)[2] was a Sumerian ruler (ensi) of the Mesopotamian city of Adab. He may have succeeded another ensi known as Mug-si.[3][4]
He is known from several inscriptions, most of them located in the Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, with one tablet in the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.[5][6] He was a contemporary of Lugal-zage-si as several land transactions are recorded between the two.[2]
One of his tablets reads, dedicated to goddess Digirmah or Ensimah (𒀭𒈤, equivalent of Martu) reads:[7]
𒀭𒈤 𒂍𒅆𒉏𒉺𒌓𒁺 𒃻𒑐𒋼𒋛 𒌓𒉣𒆠 𒂍𒈤 𒈬𒈾𒆕 𒌫𒁉𒆠𒂠 𒋼𒁀𒋛
d-mah/ e2-igi-nim-pa-e3/ GAR-ensi/ adab{ki}/ e2-mah mu-na-du/ ur2-be2 ki-sze3/ temen ba-si
"For the goddess Digirmah, E-iginimpa'e, ensi-GAR of Adab, built the E-Mah for her, and buried foundation deposits below its base"
— Tablet of E-iginimpa'e in the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.[8][1]
E-iginimpa'e was "ensi-GAR", the highest civil office in Adab.[4]