SUMERIAN
KING LIST
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The
Weld-Blundell Prism, inscribed with the Sumerian King List
The
Sumerian King List is an ancient text in the Sumerian language,
listing kings of Sumer (ancient southern Iraq) from Sumerian and
neighboring dynasties, their supposed reign lengths, and the locations
of the kingship. This text is preserved in several recensions. The
list of kings is sequential, although modern research indicates
many were contemporaries, reflecting the belief that kingship was
handed down by the gods and could be transferred from one city to
another, asserting to a hegemony in the region.
The
final attested version of the King List, dating to the Middle Bronze
Age, aimed to legitimize Isin's claims to hegemony when Isin competed
for dominance with Larsa and other neighboring city-states in southern
Mesopotamia.
Composition
:
The list blends prehistorical, presumably mythical predynastic rulers
enjoying implausibly lengthy reigns with later, more plausibly historical
dynasties. Although the primal kings are historically unattested,
that does not preclude their possible correspondence with historical
rulers who were later mythicized. Some Assyriologists view the predynastic
kings as a later fictional addition. Only one ruler listed is
known to be female: Kug-Bau "the (female) tavern-keeper",
who alone accounts for the Third Dynasty of Kish. The earliest
listed ruler whose historicity has been archaeologically verified
is Enmebaragesi of Kish, c. 2600 BC. Reference to him and his successor,
Aga of Kish, in the Epic of Gilgamesh has led to speculation that
Gilgamesh himself may have been a historical king of Uruk. Three
dynasties are absent from the list: the Larsa dynasty, which vied
for power with the (included) Isin dynasty during the Isin-Larsa
period; and the two dynasties of Lagash, which respectively preceded
and ensued the Akkadian Empire, when Lagash exercised considerable
influence in the region. Lagash, in particular, is known directly
from archaeological artifacts dating from c. 2500 BC. The list is
important to the chronology of the 3rd millennium BC. However, the
fact that many of the dynasties listed reigned simultaneously from
varying localities makes it difficult to reproduce a strict linear
chronology.
Sources
:
The following extant ancient sources contain the Sumerian
King List or portions of it :
| Time
Period |
• |
The
Weld-Blundell Prism, inscribed with the Sumerian
King List |
• |
Apkullu-list
(W.20030,7) |
• |
Babyloniaca
of Berossus |
• |
Dynastic
Chronicle (ABC 18) including copies, K 11261+ and
K 12054 |
• |
Kish
Tablet |
• |
UCBC
9-1819 ("California Tablet") |
• |
WB
62 |
• |
WB
444 (Weld-Blundell Prism) |
• |
Nippur
fragment (Ni. 3195) |
|
The
Weld-Blundell Prism, inscribed with the Sumerian King List
The two sources marked WB are a part of the "Weld-Blundell
collection", donated by Herbert Weld Blundell to the Ashmolean
Museum. WB 62 is a small clay tablet, inscribed only on one side,
unearthed from Larsa. It is the oldest dated source, at c. 2000
BC, that contains the list. WB 444, in contrast, is a unique inscribed
vertical prism, dated c. 1817 BC, although some scholars prefer
c. 1827 BC. The Kish Tablet or Scheil dynastic tablet is an early
2nd millennium BC tablet which came into possession of Jean-Vincent
Scheil, but only contains list entries for four Sumerian cities.
UCBC 9-1819 is a clay tablet housed in the collection of the Museum
of Anthropology at the University of California. The tablet was
inscribed during the reign of the Babylonian King Samsu-iluna, or
slightly earlier, with the earliest date of 1712 BC. The Dynastic
Chronicle (ABC 18) is a Babylonian king list written on six columns,
beginning with entries for the antediluvian (prior to the flood)
Sumerian rulers. K 11261+ is one of the copies of this chronicle,
consisting of three joined Neo-Assyrian fragments discovered at
the Library of Ashurbanipal. K 12054 is another of the Neo-Assyrian
fragments from Uruk (c. 640 BC) but contains a variant form of the
antediluvians on the list. The later Babylonian king lists and Assyrian
king lists repeated the earliest portions of the list, thus preserving
them well into the 3rd century BC. At this time, Berossus wrote
Babyloniaca, which popularized fragments of the list in the Hellenic
world. In 1960, the Apkullu-list (Tablet No. W.20030, 7) or "Uruk
List of Kings and Sages" (ULKS) was discovered by German archaeologists
at an ancient temple at Uruk. The list, dating to c. 165 BC, contains
a series of kings, equivalent to the Sumerian antediluvians, called
"Apkullu".
Contents
:
Early dates are approximate, and are based on available archaeological
data. For most of the pre-Akkadian rulers listed, the king list
is itself the lone source of information. Beginning with Lugal-zage-si
and the Third Dynasty of Uruk (which was defeated by Sargon of Akkad),
a better understanding of how subsequent rulers fit into the chronology
of the ancient Near East can be deduced. The short chronology is
used here.
Antediluvian
rulers :
None of the following predynastic antediluvian rulers have been
verified as historical by archaeological excavations, epigraphical
inscriptions or otherwise. While there is no evidence they ever
reigned as such, the Sumerians purported them to have lived in the
mythical era before the great deluge.
The
"antediluvian" reigns were measured in Sumerian numerical
units known as sars (units of 3,600), ners (units of 600), and sosses
(units of 60). Attempts have been made to map these numbers into
more reasonable regnal lengths.
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
"After
the kingship descended from heaven, the kingship was in
Eridug. In Eridug, Alulim became king; he ruled for 28800
years" |
| Alulim
|
Length
of reign : 8 sars (28,800 years) |
| Alalngar
|
Length
of reign : 10 sars (36,000 years)
|
"Then
Eridug fell and the kingship was taken to Bad-tibira" |
| En-men-lu-ana
|
Length
of reign : 12 sars (43,200 years)
|
| En-men-gal-ana
|
Length
of reign : 8 sars (28,800 years) |
| Dumuzid,
the Shepherd |
Length
of reign : 10 sars (36,000 years)
Epitheh
: "the shepherd"
|
"Then
Bad-tibira fell and the kingship was taken to Larag" |
| En-sipad-zid-ana
|
Length
of reign : 8 sars (28,800 years)
|
"Then
Larag fell and the kingship was taken to Zimbir."
|
| En-men-dur-ana
|
Length
of reign : 5 sars and 5 ners (21,000 years)
|
"Then
Zimbir fell and the kingship was taken to Shuruppag" |
| Ubara-Tutu
|
Length
of reign : 5 sars and 1 ner (18,600 years)
Comments
:
Father
of Utnapishtim in Epic of Gilgamesh |
"Then
the flood swept over" |
First
dynasty of Kish :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
"After
the flood had swept over, and the kingship had descended
from heaven, the kingship was in Kish" |
| Jushur
|
Length
of reign : 1,200 years
Approx
dates : Historicity uncertain
Comments
:
Names
before Etana are archaeologically unverified. |
| Kullassina-bel
|
Length
of reign : 960 years |
| Nangishlishma
|
Length
of reign : 670 years |
| En-tarah-ana
|
Length
of reign : 420 years |
| Babum
|
Length
of reign : 300 years |
| Puannum
/ Pu'annum / Gautam / Gaudumu / Gu-udu-mu-mu / |
Length
of reign : 840 years |
| Kalibum
|
Length
of reign : 960 years |
| Kalumum
|
Length
of reign : 840 years |
| Zuqaqip
|
Length
of reign : 900 years |
| Atab
(or A-ba) |
Length
of reign : 600 years |
| Mashda
|
Length
of reign : 840 years
Epithet
: "the son of Atab" |
| Arwium
|
Length
of reign : 720 years
Epithet
: "the son of Mashda"
|
| Etana
|
Length
of reign : 1,500 years
Epithet
: "the shepherd, who ascended to heaven and consolidated
all the foreign countries"
Comments
:
Myth
of Etana exists.
|
| Balih
|
Length
of reign : 400 years
Epithet
: "the son of Etana"
|
| En-me-nuna
|
Length
of reign : 660 years |
| Melem-Kish
|
Length
of reign : 900 years
Epithet
: "the son of En-me-nuna"
|
| Barsal-nuna
|
Length
of reign : 1,200 years
Epithet
: ("the son of En-me-nuna")*
|
| Zamug
|
Length
of reign : 140 years
Epithet
: "the son of Barsal-nuna"
|
| Tizqar
|
Length
of reign : 305 years
Epithet
: "the son of Zamug"
|
| Ilku
|
Length
of reign : 900 years |
| Iltasadum
|
Length
of reign : 1,200 years |
| Enmebaragesi
|
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Length
of reign : 900 yearsApprox.
dates : EDI
Epithet
: "who made the land of Elam submit"
Comments
:
Earliest
ruler on the list to be attested directly from archeology.
|
| Aga
of Kish |
Length
of reign : 625 yearsApprox.
dates : EDI
Epithet
: "the son of En-me-barage-si"
Comments
:
According
to Gilgamesh and Aga he fought Gilgamesh.
|
"Then
Kish was defeated and the kingship was taken to E-ana"
|
First
rulers of Uruk :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Mesh-ki-ang-gasher
of E-ana |
Length
of reign : 324 years
Approx
dates : Late Uruk Period
Epithet
: "the
son of Utu"
Comments
:
Historicity
doubted, thought to be an addition by the Ur III period.
|
"Mesh-ki-ang-gasher
entered the sea and disappeared" |
| Enmerkar
|
Length
of reign : 420 years
Approx
dates : Late Uruk Period
Epithet
: "the
son of Mesh-ki-ang-gasher, the king of Unug, who built Unug
(Uruk)" |
| Lugalbanda
|
Length
of reign : 1,200 years
Approx
dates : Late Uruk Period
Epithet
: "the
shepherd"
Comments
:
Historicy
is uncertain among scholars. |
| Dumuzid
the Fisherman |
Length
of reign : 100 years
Approx
dates : Jemdet Nasr period
Epithet
: "the
fisherman whose city was Kuara."
"He was taken captive by the single hand of Enmebaragesi"
Comments
:
Historicity
doubted, thought to be an addition by the Ur III period.
|
| Gilgamesh
|
Length
of reign : 126 years
Approx
dates : EDI
Epithet
: "whose
father was a phantom (?), the lord of Kulaba"
Comments
:
Contemporary
with Aga of Kish, according to Gilgamesh and Aga.
|
| Ur-Nungal
|
Length
of reign : 30 years
Epithet
: "the
son of Gilgamesh" |
| Udul-kalama
|
Length
of reign : 15 years
Epithet
: "the
son of Ur-Nungal" |
| La-ba'shum
|
Length
of reign : 9 years
|
| En-nun-tarah-ana |
Length
of reign : 8 years |
| Mesh-he |
Length
of reign : 36 years
Epithet
: "the
smith" |
| Melem-ana |
Length
of reign : 6 years
|
| Lugal-kitun |
Length
of reign : 36 years
|
"Then
Unug was defeated and the kingship was taken to Urim (Ur)"
|
First
dynasty of Ur :
Gold
helmet of Meskalamdug, possible founder of the First Dynasty of
Ur
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Mesh-Ane-pada |
Length
of reign : 80 years
Approx
dates : c. 27th century BC
Comments
:
Existence
is likely as it is supported by lot of tablets.
|
| Mesh-ki-ang-Nuna |
Length
of reign : 36 years
Epithet
: "the son of Mesh-Ane-pada" |
| Elulu |
Length
of reign : 25 years
Approx
dates : c. 27th century BC
|
| Balulu |
Length
of reign : 36 years
|
"Then
Urim was defeated and the kingship was taken to Awan"
|
Dynasty
of Awan :
This
was a dynasty from Elam.
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Three
kings of Awan |
Length
of reign : 356 years
Approx
dates : c. 26th century BC
|
"Then
Awan was defeated and the kingship was taken to Kish"
|
Second
dynasty of Kish :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Susuda |
Length
of reign : 201 years
Approx
dates : EDII
Epithet
: "the
fuller" |
| Dadasig |
Length
of reign : 81 years |
| Mamagal
|
Length
of reign : 360 years
Epithet
: "the
boatman" |
| Kalbum |
Length
of reign : 195 years
Epithet
: "the
son of Mamagal" |
| Tuge |
Length
of reign : 360
years |
| Men-nuna |
Length
of reign : 180 years
Epithet
: "the
son of Tuge" |
| (Enbi-Ishtar) |
Length
of reign : 290
years |
| Lugalngu |
Length
of reign : 360
years |
"Then
Kish was defeated and the kingship was taken to Hamazi" |
The
First dynasty of Lagash (c. 2500 – c. 2271 BC) is not mentioned
in the King List, though it is well known from inscriptions.
Dynasty
of Hamazi :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Hadanish |
Length
of reign : 360 years
Approx
dates : c. 2500 BC
|
"Then
Hamazi was defeated and the kingship was taken to Unug (Uruk)" |
Second
dynasty of Uruk :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| En-shag-kush-ana |
Length
of reign : 60 years
Approx
dates : c. 25th century BC
Comments
:
Said
to have conquered parts of Sumer; then Eannatum of Lagash
claims to have taken over Sumer, Kish, and all Mesopotamia.
|
| Lugal-kinishe-dudu
or Lugal-ure |
Length
of reign : 120 years
Comments
:
Contemporary
with Entemena of Lagash
|
| Argandea |
Length
of reign : 7 years
|
"Then
Unug was defeated and the kingship was taken to Urim (Ur)"
|
Second
dynasty of Ur :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Nanni |
Length
of reign : 120 years
Approx
dates : c. 23rd century BC |
| Mesh-ki-ang-Nanna
II |
Length
of reign : 48 years
Epithet
: "the son of Nanni" |
"Then
Urim was defeated and the kingship was taken to Adab" |
Dynasty
of Adab :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Lugal-Ane-mundu |
Length
of reign : 90 years
Approx
dates : c. 25th century BC
Comments
:
Said to
have conquered all Mesopotamia from the Persian Gulf to the
Zagros Mountains and Elam. |
"Then
Adab was defeated and the kingship was taken to Mari" |
Dynasty
of Mari :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Anbu |
Length
of reign : 30 years
Approx
dates : c. 25th century BC |
| Anba |
Length
of reign : 17 years
Epithet
: "the son of Anbu" |
| Bazi |
Length
of reign : 30 years
Epithet
: "the leatherworker" |
| Zizi
of Mari |
Length
of reign : 20 years
Epithet
: "the fuller" |
| Limer |
Length
of reign : 30 years
Epithet
: "the 'gudug' priest" |
| Sharrum-iter |
Length
of reign : 9 years
|
"Then
Mari was defeated and the kingship was taken to Kish" |
Third
dynasty of Kish :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Kug-Bau
(Kubaba) |
Length
of reign : 100 years
Approx
dates : c. 24th century BC
Epithet
: "the woman tavern-keeper, who made firm the foundations
of Kish"
Comments
:
The
only known woman in the King List; said to have gained independence
from En-anna-tum I of Lagash and En-shag-kush-ana of Uruk;
contemporary with Puzur-Nirah of Akshak, according to the
later Chronicle of the É-sagila. |
"Then
Adab was defeated and the kingship was taken to Mari" |
Dynasty
of Akshak :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Unzi |
Length
of reign : 30 years
Approx
dates : c. 25th – 24th century BC |
| Undalulu |
Length
of reign : 6 years |
| Urur |
Length
of reign : 6 years
|
| Puzur-Nirah |
Length
of reign : 20 years
Comments
:
Contemporary with Kug-Bau of Kish, according
to the later Chronicle of É-sagila
|
| Ishu-Il |
Length
of reign : 24 years
|
| Shu-Suen
of Akshak |
Length
of reign : 7 years
Epithet
: "the son of Ishu-Il" |
"Then
Akshak was defeated and the kingship was taken to Kish" |
Fourth
dynasty of Kish :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Puzur-Suen |
Length
of reign : 25 years
Approx
dates : c. 2350 BC
Epithet
: c. "the son of Kug-Bau" |
| Ur-Zababa |
Length
of reign : 400 (6?) years
Approx
dates : c. 2350 BC
Epithet
: "the son of Puzur-Suen"
Comments
:
According to the king list, Sargon of Akkad was his cup-bearer.
|
| Zimudar |
Length
of reign : 30 years |
| Usi-watar |
Length
of reign : 7 years
Epithet
: "the son of Zimudar" |
| Eshtar-muti |
Length
of reign : 11 years |
| Ishme-Shamash |
Length
of reign : 11 years |
| (Shu-ilishu)* |
Length
of reign : (15 years)* |
| Nanniya |
Length
of reign : 7 years
Epithet
: "the jeweller" |
"Then
Kish was defeated and the kingship was taken to Unug (Uruk)" |
Third
dynasty of Uruk :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Lugal-zage-si |
Length
of reign : 25 years
Approx
dates : c. 2296 - 2271 BC (short)
Comments
:
Said to have defeated Urukagina of Lagash, as well as Kish
and other Sumerian cities, creating a unified kingdom; he
in turn was overthrown by Sargon of Akkad. |
"Then
Unug was defeated and the kingship was taken to Agade (Akkad)" |
Dynasty
of Akkad :
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Bronze
head of an Akkadian, probably an image of Manishtusu or Naram-Sin;
descendants of Sargon of Akkad (National Museum of Iraq)
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Sargon
of Akkad |
Length
of reign : 40 years
Approx
dates : c. 2270 - 2215 BC (short)
Epithet
: "whose father was a gardener, the cupbearer of Ur-Zababa,
became king, the king of Agade, who built Agade"
Comments
:
Defeated Lugal-zage-si of Uruk, took over Sumer, and began
the Akkadian Empire. |
| Rimush
of Akkad |
Length
of reign : 9 years
Approx
dates : c. 2214 - 2206 BC (short)
Epithet
: "the son of Sargon" |
| Manishtushu
(Manishtusu)
|
Length
of reign : 15 years
Approx
dates : c. 2205 - 2191 BC (short)
Epithet
: "the older brother of Rimush, the son of Sargon" |
| Naram-Sin
of Akkad |
Length
of reign : 56 years
Approx
dates : c. 2190 - 2154 BC (short)
Epithet
: "the son of Man-ishtishu" |
| Shar-kali-sharri |
Length
of reign : 25 years
Approx
dates : c. 2153 - 2129 BC (short)
Epithet
: "the son of Naram-Sin" |
"Then
who was king? Who was not the king?" |
•
Irgigi
•
Imi
•
Nanum
•
Ilulu |
Length
of reign : 4 years
Approx
dates : c. 2128 - 2125 BC (short) |
| Dudu
of Akkad |
Length
of reign : 21 years
Approx
dates : c. 2125 - 2104 BC (short) |
| Shu-Durul |
Length
of reign : 15 years
Approx
dates : c. 2104 - 2083 BC (short)
Comments
:
Akkad falls to the Gutians. |
"Then
Agade was defeated and the kingship was taken to Unug (Uruk)" |
Fourth
dynasty of Uruk :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Ur-ningin |
Length
of reign : 7 years
Approx
dates : c. 2091? – 2061? BC (short) |
| Ur-gigir |
Length
of reign : 6 years
Epithet
: "the son of Ur-ningin" |
| Kuda |
Length
of reign : 6 years |
| Puzur-ili |
Length
of reign : 5years |
| Ur-Utu
(or Lugal-melem) |
Length
of reign : 25 years
Approx
dates : ("the son of Ur-gigir")*
|
"Unug
was defeated and the kingship was taken to the army of Gutium" |
The
Second dynasty of Lagash (before c. 2093–2046 BC (short))
is not mentioned in the King List, though it is well known from
inscriptions.
Gutian
rule :
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Mention
of the Gutian dynasty of Sumer in the tablet of Lugalanatum (gu-ti-umKI)
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
"In
the army of Gutium, at first no king was famous; they were
their own kings and ruled thus for 3 years" |
| Inkišuš |
Length
of reign : 6 years
Approx
dates : c. 2147 - 2050 BC (short) |
| Sarlagab
(or Zarlagab) |
Length
of reign : 6 years |
| Shulme
(or Yarlagash) |
Length
of reign : 6 years |
| Elulmeš
(or Silulumeš or Silulu) |
Length
of reign : 6 years |
| Inimabakeš
(or Duga) |
Length
of reign : 5 years |
| Igešauš
(or Ilu-An) |
Length
of reign : 6 years |
| Yarlagab |
Length
of reign : 3 years |
| Ibate
of Gutium |
Length
of reign : 3 years |
| Yarla
(or Yarlangab) |
Length
of reign : 3 years |
| Kurum |
Length
of reign : 1 year |
| Apilkin |
Length
of reign : 3 years |
| La-erabum |
Length
of reign : 2 years
Comments
:
Mace head
inscription. |
| Irarum |
Length
of reign : 2 years |
| Ibranum |
Length
of reign : 1 year |
| Hablum |
Length
of reign : 2 years |
| Puzur-Suen |
Length
of reign : 7 years
Comments
:
"the
son of Hablum" |
| Yarlaganda |
Length
of reign : 7 years
Comments
:
Foundation
inscription at Umma |
| Unknown |
Length
of reign : 7 years
Comments
:
Si'um
or Si-u? — foundation inscription at Umma. |
| Tirigan |
Length
of reign : 40 days
Comments
:
Defeated
by Utu-hengal of Uruk.
|
"Then
the army of Gutium was defeated and the kingship taken to
Unug (Uruk)" |
Fifth
dynasty of Uruk :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Utu-hengal |
Length
of reign : Conflicting dates (427 years / 26 years / 7 years)
Approx
dates : c. 2055 - 2048 BC (short)
Comments
:
Defeats Tirigan and the Gutians, appoints Ur-Namma governor
of Ur. |
Third
dynasty of Ur :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Ur-Namma
(Ur-Nammu) |
Length
of reign : 18 years
Approx
dates : c. 2047 - 2030 BC (short)
Epithet
: "the son of Utu-Hengal"
Comments
:
Defeats Nammahani of Lagash; contemporary of Utu-hengal
of Uruk. |
| Shulgi |
Length
of reign : 46 years
Approx
dates : c. 2029 - 1982 BC (short)
Epithet
: "the son of Ur-Namma"
Comments
:
Possible lunar/solar eclipse 2005 BC. |
| Amar-Suena |
Length
of reign : 9 years
Approx
dates : c. 1981 - 1973 BC (short)
Epithet
: "the son of Shulgi" |
| Shu-Suen |
Length
of reign : 9 years
Approx
dates : c. 1972 - 1964 BC (short)
Epithet
: "the son of Amar-Suena" |
| Ibbi-Suen |
Length
of reign : 24 years
Approx
dates : c. 1963 - 1940 BC (short)
Epithet
: "the son of Shu-Suen" |
"Then
Urim was defeated. The very foundation of Sumer was torn
out. The kingship was taken to Isin" |
Independent
Amorite states in lower Mesopotamia. The Dynasty of Larsa (c. 1961–1674
BC (short)) from this period is not mentioned in the King List.
Dynasty
of Isin :
|
Ruler |
Particulars |
| Ishbi-Erra |
Length
of reign : 33 years
Approx
dates : c. 1953 - 1920 BC (short)
Comments
:
Contemporary of Ibbi-Suen of Ur. |
| Shu-Ilishu |
Length
of reign : 20 years
Epithet
: "the son of Ishbi-Erra" |
| Iddin-Dagan |
Length
of reign : 20 years
Epithet
: "the son of Shu-ilishu" |
| Ishme-Dagan |
Length
of reign : 20 years
Epithet
: "the son of Iddin-Dagan" |
| Lipit-Eshtar |
Length
of reign : 11 years
Epithet
: "the son of Ishme-Dagan (or Iddin-Dagan)"
Comments
:
Contemporary of Gungunum of Larsa |
| Ur-Ninurta |
Length
of reign : 28 years
Epithet
: ("the son of Ishkur, may he have years of abundance,
a good reign, and a sweet life")*
Comments
:
Contemporary of Abisare of Larsa. |
| Bur-Suen |
Length
of reign : 21 years
Epithet
: "the son of Ur-Ninurta" |
| Lipit-Enlil |
Length
of reign : 5 years
Epithet
: "the son of Bur-Suen" |
| Erra-imitti |
Length
of reign
: 8 years
Comments
:
He appointed his gardener, Enlil-Bani, substitute king and
then suddenly died. |
| Enlil-bani |
Length
of reign : 24 years
Comments
:
Contemporary of Sumu-la-El of Babylon. He was Erra-imitti's
gardener and was appointed substitute king, to serve as
a scapegoat and then sacrificed, but remained on the throne
when Erra-imitti suddenly died. |
| Zambiya |
Length
of reign : 3 years
Comments
:
Contemporary of Sin-Iqisham of Larsa. |
| Iter-pisha |
Length
of reign : 4 years |
| Ur-du-kuga |
Length
of reign : 4 years |
| Suen-magir |
Length
of reign : 11 years |
| (Damiq-ilishu)* |
Length
of reign : (23 years)*
Epithet
: ("the son of Suen-magir")* |
*
These epithets or names are not included in all versions
of the king list.
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Sumerian_King_List
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