What is an Ensi in the Akkadian Civilization?

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An Ensi was a priest-governor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumer says:
"By the late 4th millennium BC, Sumer was divided into about a dozen independent city-states, whose limits were defined by canals and boundary stones. Each was centered on a temple dedicated to the particular patron god or goddess of the city and ruled over by a priestly governor (ensi) or by a king (lugal) who was intimately tied to the city's religious rites."...Show more