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Meskalamdug (𒈩𒌦𒄭, Meskalamdùg [mes-KALAM-du10] "hero of the good land") was an early Sumerian ruler of the First Dynasty of Ur in the 26th century BCE. He does not appear in the Sumerian King List, but is known from a royal cylinder seal found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, a royal bead inscription found in Mari, both mentioning him as King, and possibly his tomb, grave PG 755 at the Royal Cemetery at Ur.
Jun 22, 2016 · The grave of Meskalamdug was discovered in 1924 by the renowned British archaeologist Leonard Woolley. This grave was initially named as PG 755 (PG being an acronym for ‘Private Grave’). Within the grave, Woolley discovered a skeleton that was buried with numerous grave goods. Based on analyses of the bones, the skeleton belonged to a man ...
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Apr 14, 2016 · Meskalamdug (Mes-Kalam-Dug ) - ("hero of the good land") was an early Sumerian king of the First Dynasty of Ur in the 26th century BC. He does not appear in the Sumerian King List. Still, He is known from a royal cylinder seal found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, a royal bead inscription found in Mari, both mentioning him as King, and possibly ...
Jun 22, 2016 · The Spectacular War Helmet of Meskalamdug, the Powerful King of Kish The war helmet of Meskalamdug is an artifact that was discovered in one of the graves in the Royal Cemetery at Ur. This grave was found to have belonged to an ensi (roughly translated as ‘ruler’) of...
People > Meskalamdug. Meskalamdug Background Meskalamdug ("hero of the good land") was an early ruler (ensi[citation needed]) of Ur who does not appear in the Sumerian king list.His tomb, discovered by English archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery of Ur in 1924, contained numerous gold artifacts including a golden helmet with an inscription of the king's name.
Electrotype of Meskalamdug's helmet from Ur. The original, U.10000, is in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad where registered as IM.8629. A.Ca numbers 54-58 and 60 [59 may not have been allocated] were added to the series by J E Reade, presumably in the 1990s in preparation for G56/MES1 gallery.
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Jul 12, 2012 · The gold helmet of a warrior king. It was found by Leonard Woolley in PG 755 (PG means "Private Grave") in the Royal Tombs of Ur. Many of the artifacts in the tomb bear the name of Meskalamdug, a Sumerian king of the First Dynasty of Ur. However, the cylinder seal of Meskalamdug was found in in a subsidiary shaft of a larger tomb, PG 1054.
