Lagash
Proper noun
Meaning
Lagash
(historical) An ancient city in Sumer, in contemporary southeast Iraq.
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Kenyan law does not explicitly forbid polyandry, although it is not common custom. citation Asia seeAlso *In the reign of Urukagina of Lagash, "Dyandry, the marriage of one woman to two men, is abolished."
Major cities, such as Ur and Uruk, took root on tributaries of the Euphrates, while others, notably Lagash, were built on branches of the Tigris.
Other known pre-Sargonic queens of the first Lagash dynasty include Menbara-abzu, Ashume'eren, Ninkhilisug, Dimtur, and Shagshag, and the names of several princesses are also known.