Kugbau, the grandmother of a famous ruler of this city and one-time alewife, is the first known woman to rule in her own name in Mesopotamia.
One king of this city was supposedly single-handedly captured by Dumuzid the Fisherman and is recorded constructing the first temple to Enlil in the Tummal Inscription. Aga, a king of this city, was the final member of this city's First Dynasty and besieged Uruk. Due to its strategic location, rulers of nearby cities often styled themselves "King of [this city]" instead of their home city upon conquering it as a symbol of their power. Kugbau, the grandmother of a famous ruler of this city and one-time alewife, is the first known woman to rule in her own name in Mesopotamia. King (*) Enmebaragesi of this city was jokingly made into a woman in The Epic of Gilgamesh and is this city's first archaeologically verified ruler. For 10 points, this is what city of northern Sumer, whose king Ur-Zababa employed Sargon I as cupbearer?
One king of this city was supposedly single-handedly captured by Dumuzid the Fisherman and is recorded constructing the first temple to Enlil in the Tummal Inscription.
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