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David V asked in Society & CultureRoyalty · 1 decade ago

What is an Ensi in the Akkadian Civilization?

Pls help ENSI

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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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."

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