"Water war in the Land of Two Rivers
Gilles Munier
June 1, 2006
In 2450BC, Lower Mesopotamia was the theatre of the first war for water ever known so far- and ever documented by historians-. The two city-states, Lagash and Umma fought over the control of the irrigation canals fed by the Tigris River in the vicinity of their borders. Eannatum, King of Lagash, came out victorious and a stele shows him holding in his left hand a net where his enemies are caught. However, in 2150 BC, Lugazaggesi of Umma avenged the destruction of his city and Lagash was destroyed….."
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