MELAM-KISH FAMILY TREE

No.
Family Names
1. Melam-Kish (Melem-Kish)
  King of Kish
  Father
Emennuna (En-me-nuna)
  Wife
?
  Childrens
Hia-Kish and Pali-Kinatim (no child)
 
2. Hia-Kish
  King of Kish
  Father
Melam-Kish (Melem-Kish)
  Possible Wife Nidaba (Sumerian goddess of writing & learning (a mortal Nidaba))
  Possible Child
Meskiaggasher (Mes-agga-sheri, Mesh-ki-ang-gasher) (1st King) of Uruk
 
3. Meskiaggasher (Mes-agga-sheri, Mesh-ki-ang-gasher)
  King of 1st King of Uruk
  Father
Hia-Kish (at some places Meskiaggasher father is Utu)
  Wife
?
  Child Enmerker (2nd King) of Uruk
  Note
Meskiaggasher (Mes-agga-sheri, Mesh-ki-ang-gasher of Erech; founded new Kingdom breaking from Sumerians of Kish)
 
4. Enmerker
  King of 2nd King of Uruk
  Father
Meskiaggasher (Mes-agga-sheri, Mesh-ki-ang-gasher)
  Wife
Enmerkarzi
  Child
Ninsu / Ninsun of Uruk (Daughter)
 
5. Ninsu / Ninsun of Uruk (Daughter of Enmerker)
  Father
Enmerker 
  Husband Lugalbanda (3rd King) of Uruk and 1st husband of Ninsu
  Child
Daughter
  Note
Lugalbanda was Enmerker's general, not son
 
6. Lugalbanda (Husband of Ninsu / Ninsun)
  King of  
3rd King of Uruk
  Wife Ninsu of Uruk / Ninsu 'the Wise' (Cow Goddess)
  Child
Daughter of Lugalbanda and Ninsu / Ninsun
  Note
At the end of Lugulbanda's reign, Kish under the Etana King Enmebaragesi became the leading power in Sumeria
 
7. Daughter of Lugalbanda and Ninsu / Ninsun  
  Father
Lugalbanda
  Mother Ninsu of Uruk / Ninsun 'the Wise' (Cow Goddess)
  Wife
?
  Child Daughter
 
8. Grand Daughter of Lugalbanda and Ninsu / Ninsun
  Father
?
  Mother Daughter of Lugalbanda and Ninsu / Ninsun
  Husband
Gilgamesh (5th King) of Uruk
  Child Ur-Nungal (6th King) of Uruk
 
9. Ur-Nungal  
  King of 6th King of Uruk
  Father
  Mother Grand Daughter of Lugalbanda and Ninsu / Ninsun
  Wife
?
  Child Utul-Kalamma (Utu-Kalamme, Udul-kalama) King of Erech
 
10. Utul-Kalamma (Utu-Kalamme, Udul-kalama)
  King of Uruk
  Father
Ur-Nungal
  Wife
?
  Child Labashum (La-ba'shum) King of Erech  
 
11. Labashum (La-ba'shum)
  King of Uruk
  Father
Utul-Kalamma (Utu-Kalamme, Udul-kalama)
  Wife  

?

  Child Ennundaranna (E-nun-dara-anni)
 
12. Ennundaranna (E-nun-dara-anni / En-nun-tarah-ana) 
  King of Uruk
  Father
Labashum (La-ba'shum) King of Erech
  Wife
?
  Child Meshe (Mesh-he)
  Note
Aka E-nun-dara-anni King of Erech
 
13. Meshe (Mesh-he)
  King of  Uruk
  Father
Ennundaranna (E-nun-dara-anni) King of Erech
  Wife
?
  Child   Melam-Anna
  Note  Aka Mes-he King of Erech
 
14. Melam-Anna (Melam-Anni)  
  King of  Uruk
  Father
Meshe (Mesh-he) King of Erech
  Wife ?
  Child
Lugal-kitun
  Note  Melam-Anna (Melam-Anni) King of Erech
 
15. Lugal-kitun (Lugal-Ke)
  King of Uruk
  Father
Melam-Anna (Melam-Anni) King of Erech
  Wife   ?
  Child
Agga (Prince)
  Note Aka Lugal-Ke 12th King of Erech
 
16. Agga (Prince) 
  King of Uruk
  Father
Lugal-kitun (Lugal-Ke) 12th King of Erech
  Wife    ?
  Child
La'ibum Utte-Bel (Prince)
 
17. La'ibum Utte-Bel (Prince)   
  King of Uruk
  Father
Agga (Prince) 
  Possible
Wife
High-Priestess (who lived in Azupirana) of Kish and (NN), a Goddess
  Child
Sargon 'the Great' 1st Emperor of Sumer and Akkad
 
18. Sargon 'the Great' 1st Emperor of Sumer and Akkad  
  Emperor of  Sumer and Akkad
  Date Born : about 2360 BC and Died : 2279 BC Agade
  Father
La'ibum Utte-Bel (Prince)   
  Wives Melka and Tashlultum (Princess) of Uruk
  Children 
Manikhtusu (King) of Akkad, (NN) ... (NN) of Akkad, Rimush (King), Ibarum, Abaish-Takal and Enheduanna
  Note
Aka Sargon (Sharruken) I of Akkad, Cupbearer to Sumerian King of Kish (Ur-Za-Baba or his successor), whom he deposed; (great Conqueror becoming King of Akkad, Sumer, Mari, Elam and King of Kish)

Since Sargon 'the Great' had 6 children out which only two family tree we have, we are starting their family tree from another page. Kindly click on their names to view their family tree.