Sumerian king list
The Sumerian king list is an ancient text in the Sumerian language listing kings of Sumer from Sumerian and foreign dynasties. The later Babylonian king list and Assyrian king list were similar. The list records the location of the "official" kingship and the rulers, with the lengths of their rule. The kingship was believed to be handed down by the gods and could be passed from one city to another by military conquest. It is possible that some of the kings were purely mythological. The lengths of the reigns are improbably long in many cases. There were many other monarchs
who ruled their own cities without gaining the "official" kingship. The list mentions only one female ruler: Kug-Bau of Kish, the tavern-keeper, who reigned for 100 years.
"After the kingship descended from heaven, the kingship was in Eridug. In Eridug, Alulim became king; he ruled for 28800 years."
- Alulim of Eridug (Eridu)
- Alalgar of Eridug
- En-men-lu-ana of Bad-tibira
- En-men-gal-ana of Bad-tibira
- Dumuzid of Bad-tibira
- En-sipad-zid-ana of Larag
"After the flood had swept over, and the kingship had descended from heaven, the kingship was in Kish. In Kish, Jushur became king; he ruled for 1200 years".
- Jushur of Kish (Kish)
- Kullassina-bel of Kish
- Nangishlishma of Kish
- En-tarah-ana of Kish
- Babum of Kish
- Puannum of Kish
- Kalibum of Kish
- Kalumum of Kish
- Zuqaqip of Kish
- Atab of Kish
- Mashda of Kish
- Arwium of Kish
- Etana of Kish
- Balih of Kish
- En-me-nuna of Kish
- Melem-Kish of Kish
- Barsal-nuna of Kish
- Zamug of Kish
- Tizqar of Kish
- Ilku of Kish
- Iltasadum of Kish
- En-men-barage-si of Kish
- Aga of Kish
- Mesh-ki-ang-gasher of E-ana
- Enmerkar of Unug (Uruk or Erech)
- Lugalbanda of Unug
- Dumuzid of Unug
- Gilgamesh of Unug (Gilgamesh)
- Ur-Nungal of Unug
- Udul-kalama of Unug
- La-ba'shum of Unug
- En-nun-tarah-ana of Unug
- Mesh-he of Unug
- Melem-ana of Unug
- Lugal-kitun of Unug
- Mesh-Ane-pada of Urim (Ur)
- Mesh-ki-ang-Nanna of Urim
- Elulu of Urim
- Balulu of Urim
- ? of Awan
- ? of Awan
- ? of Awan
- Susuda of Kish (Kish)
- Dadasig of Kish
- Mamagal of Kish
- Kalbum of Kish
- Tuge of Kish
- Men-nuna of Kish
- ? of Kish
- Lugalngu of Kish
- En-shakansha-ana of Unug (Uruk or Erech)
- Lugal-ure of Unug
- Argandea of Unug
- Nani of Urim (Ur)
- Mesh-ki-ang-Nanna of Urim
- ? of Urim
- Anbu of Mari
- Anba of Mari
- Bazi of Mari
- Zizi of Mari
- Limer of Mari
- Sharrum-iter of Mari
- Unzi of Akshak
- Undalulu of Akshak
- Urur of Akshak
- Puzur-Nirah of Akshak
- Ishu-Il of Akshak
- Shu-Suen of Akshak
- Puzur-Suen of Kish (Kish)
- Ur-Zababa of Kish
- Zimudar of Kish
- U??i-watar of Kish
- Eshtar-muti of Kish
- Ishme-shamash of Kish
- Shu-ilishu of Kish
- Nanniya of Kish
- Sargon of Agade
- Rimush of Agade
- Man-ishtishu of Agade
- Naram-Suen of Agade
- Shar-kali-sharri of Agade
- Irgigi of Agade
- Imi of Agade
- Nan?m of Agade
- Ilulu of Agade
- Dudu of Agade
- Shu-Durul of Agade
- Ur-ningin of Unug (Uruk or Erech)
- Ur-gigir of Unug
- Kuda of Unug
- Puzur-ili of Unug
- Ur-Utu of Unug
- Army rule in Gutium
- Inkishush of Gutium
- Zarlagab of Gutium
- shulme of Gutium
- Silulumesh of Gutium
- Inimabakesh of Gutium
- Igeshaush of Gutium
- Yarlagab of Gutium
- Ibate of Gutium
- Yarla of Gutium
- Kurum of Gutium
- Apil-kin of Gutium
- La-erabum of Gutium
- Irarum of Gutium
- Ibranum of Gutium
- Hablum of Gutium
- Puzur-Suen of Gutium
- Yarlaganda of Gutium
- ? of Gutium
- Tiriga of Gutium
- Ur-Namma of Urim (Ur)
- Shulgi of Urim
- Amar-Suena of Urim
- Shu-Suen of Urim
- Ibbi-Suen of Urim
- Ishbi-Erra of Isin
- Shu-ilishu of Isin
- Iddin-Dagan of Isin
- Ishme-Dagan of Isin
- Lipit-Eshtar of Isin
- Ur-Ninurta of Isin
- Bur-Suen of Isin
- Lipit-Enlil of Isin
- Erra-imitti of Isin
- Enlil-bani of Isin
- Zambiya of Isin
- Iter-pisha of Isin
- Ur-dul-kuga of Isin
- Suen-magir of Isin
External links and references
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- Black, J.A., Cunningham, G., Fluckiger-Hawker, E, Robson, E., and Zólyomi, G., The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (), Oxford 1998.
