Puzer-Mama
Puzer-Mama or Puzur-Mama (ð’…¤ð’Šð’€ð’ˆ ð’ˆ , puzur4-Dma-ma; died c. 2200 BC[1]) was a ruler of Lagash before Gudea.
Though he adopted the title of King (lugal), Puzer-Mama shows kinship with future Lagashite governors (ensi) in the religiosity of his inscriptions.
He took control of Lagash during Shar-Kali-Sharri's reign, when troubles with the Guti left the Sargonic king with only "a small rump state whose center lay at the confluence of the Diyala and Tigris river."
[2] Puzur-Mama also appears in a letter about territorial disputes between two Governors, apparently sent to Shar-Kali-Sharri: (Say to my Lord): This is what Puzur-Mama, Governor of Lagash, said: Sulum and e-apin since the time of Sargon belonged to the territory of Lagash.
Ur-Utu, when he served as Governor of Ur for Naram-Sin, paid 2 minas of gold for them.
