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Event war Middle East

Umma–Lagash Border War

2500 BCE – 2350 BCE

The earliest well-documented interstate war. Eannatum of Lagash defeated Umma and conquered all of Sumer, recorded on the Stele of the Vultures — the oldest known war monument.

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Conflict · Middle East

Umma–Lagash Border War

2500 BCE – 2350 BCE

The earliest well-documented interstate war. Eannatum of Lagash defeated Umma and conquered all of Sumer, recorded on the Stele of the Vultures — the oldest known war monument.

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