Pirig-me
Pirig-me
Ruler of Lagash
Pirig-me (Sumerian: 𒊊𒈨, Pirig-me), was a Sumerian ruler (ensi) of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia who ruled c. 2200 BCE. He was the son of Ur-Ningirsu I.[1][2]
Pirig-me is only known from one inscription and from one year name:[1]
"Year the en (priest) of Ningin was installed"
— Year names of Pirig-me.[1]
The inscription on a brick reads:[3]
"For Ningirsu, Enlil's mighty warrior,
Pirig-me, ruler of Lagash, son of Ur-Ningirsu, ruler of Lagash, chosen in the heart of Nanshe, named by Ningirsu, child born of Ninsun,
(...)
constructed a weir at the Ursag-ani canal."