User:SomeGuyWhoRandomlyEdits/List of names in the Sumerian King List

Eridu

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"After the kingship descended from heaven, the kingship was in Eridu." — Sumerian King List (SKL)
1st		Alulim		r. c. 2900 – c. 2900 BCE (28,800 years)	Brothers (?)
2nd		Alalngar		r. c. 2900 – c. 2900 BCE (36,000 years)
"2 kings; they ruled for 64,800 years." — SKL

Bad-tibira

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Eridu fell and the kingship was taken to Bad-tibira." — SKL
"3 kings; they ruled for 108,000 years." — SKL

Larak

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Bad-tibira fell and the kingship was taken to Larak." — SKL
"1 king; he ruled for 28,800 years." — SKL

Sippar

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Larak fell and the kingship was taken to Sippar." — SKL
"1 king; he ruled for 21,000 years." — SKL

Shuruppak

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Sippar fell and the kingship was taken to Shuruppak." — SKL
"1 king; he ruled for 18,600 years. In 5 cities 8 kings; they ruled for 241,200 years. Then the flood swept over." — SKL

Kish I

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"After the flood had swept over, and the kingship had descended from heaven, the kingship was in Kish." — SKL
1st	Jushur		r. c. 2900 – c. 2895 BCE (≈5 years)	Unclear succession
2nd		Kullassina-bel	r. c. 2895 – c. 2890 BCE (≈5 years)
3rd	Nangishlishma		r. c. 2890 – c. 2885 BCE (≈5 years)
4th	En-tarah-ana		r. c. 2885 – c. 2855 BCE (≈30 years)
5th	Babum		r. c. 2855 – c. 2850 BCE (≈5 years)
6th	Puannum		r. c. 2850 – c. 2845 BCE (≈5 years)
7th	Kalibum		r. c. 2845 – c. 2840 BCE (≈5 years)
8th	Kalumum		r. c. 2840 – c. 2835 BCE (≈5 years)
9th	Zuqaqip		r. c. 2835 – c. 2830 BCE (≈5 years)
10th	Atab		r. c. 2830 – c. 2820 BCE (≈10 years)
11th	Mashda		r. c. 2820 – c. 2810 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Atab
12th	Arwium		r. c. 2810 – c. 2800 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Mashda
13th		Etana	r. c. 2800 – c. 2785 BCE (≈15 years)	Unclear succession
14th	Balih		r. c. 2785 – c. 2780 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Etana
15th	En-me-nuna		r. c. 2780 – c. 2740 BCE (≈40 years)	Unclear succession
16th	Melem-Kish		r. c. 2740 – c. 2730 BCE (≈10 years)	Sons of En-me-nuna
17th	Barsal-nuna		r. c. 2730 – c. 2720 BCE (≈10 years)
18th	Zamug		r. c. 2720 – c. 2715 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Barsal-nuna
19th	Tizqar		r. c. 2715 – c. 2710 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Zamug
"1,560 are the years of the dynasty of En-me-nuna." — SKL
20th	Ilku		r. c. 2710 – c. 2705 BCE (≈5 years)	Unclear succession
21st	Iltasadum		r. c. 2705 – c. 2700 BCE (≈5 years)
22nd		Enmebaragesi	r. c. 2700 – c. 2680 BCE (≈20 years)
23rd		Aga	r. c. 2680 – c. 2670 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Enmebaragesi
"1,525 are the years of the dynasty of Enmebaragesi. 23 kings; they ruled for 24,510 years, 3 months, and 3½ days." — SKL

Uruk I

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Kish was defeated and the kingship was taken to Eanna. In Eanna, Meshkiangasher, the son of Utu, became lord and king; he ruled for 325 years." — SKL
1st		Meshkiangasher	r. c. 2800 – c. 2775 BCE (≈25 years)	Son of Utu (?)
"Meshkiangasher entered the sea and disappeared." — SKL
2nd		Enmerkar	r. c. 2775 – c. 2725 BCE (≈50 years)	Son of Meshkiangasher (?)
3rd		Lugalbanda	r. c. 2725 – c. 2700 BCE (≈25 years)	Unclear succession
4th		Dumuzid	r. c. 2700 – c. 2670 BCE (≈30 years)
5th		Gilgamesh	r. c. 2670 – c. 2650 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Lugalbanda (?)
6th	Ur-Nungal		r. c. 2650 – c. 2620 BCE (≈30 years)	Son of Gilgamesh
7th	Udul-kalama		r. c. 2620 – c. 2605 BCE (≈15 years)	Son of Ur-Nungal
8th	La-ba'shum		r. c. 2605 – c. 2596 BCE (≈9 years)	Unclear succession
9th	En-nun-tarah-ana		r. c. 2596 – c. 2588 BCE (≈8 years)
10th	Mesh-he		r. c. 2588 – c. 2552 BCE (≈36 years)
11th	Melem-ana		r. c. 2552 – c. 2546 BCE (≈6 years)
12th	Lugal-kitun		r. c. 2546 – c. 2510 BCE (≈36 years)
"12 kings; they ruled for 2,310 years." — SKL

Ur I

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Uruk was defeated and the kingship was taken to Ur." — SKL
2nd		Meskiagnun I	r. c. 2625 – c. 2589 BCE (≈36 years)	Son of Mesannepada (?)
1st		Mesannepada	r. c. 2589 – c. 2509 BCE (≈80 years)	Son of Meskalamdug (?)
3rd		Elulu	r. c. 2389 – c. 2364 BCE (≈25 years)	Unclear succession
4th		Balulu	r. c. 2252 – c. 2216 BCE (≈36 years)
"4 kings; they ruled for 171 years." — SKL

Awan

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Ur was defeated and the kingship was taken to Awan." — SKL
"3 kings; they ruled for 356 years." — SKL

Kish II

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Awan was defeated and the kingship was taken to Kish." — SKL
"8 kings; they ruled for 3,195 years." — SKL

Hamazi

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Kish was defeated and the kingship was taken to Hamazi." — SKL
"1 king; he ruled for 7 years." — SKL

Uruk II

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Hamazi was defeated and the kingship was taken to Uruk." — SKL
"3 kings; they ruled for 120 years." — SKL

Ur II

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Uruk was defeated and the kingship was taken to Ur." — SKL
"3 kings; they ruled for 187 years." — SKL

Adab

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Ur was defeated and the kingship was taken to Adab." — SKL
"1 king; he ruled for 90 years." — SKL

Mari

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Adab was defeated and the kingship was taken to Mari." — SKL
"6 kings; they ruled for 136 years." — SKL

Kish III

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Mari was defeated and the kingship was taken to Kish." — SKL
"1 king; she ruled for 100 years." — SKL

Akshak

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Kish was defeated and the kingship was taken to Akshak." — SKL
"6 kings; they ruled for 99 years." — SKL

Kish IV

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Akshak was defeated and the kingship was taken to Kish." — SKL
"8 kings; they ruled for 485 years." — SKL

Uruk III

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Kish was defeated and the kingship was taken to Uruk." — SKL
"1 king; he ruled for 25 years." — SKL

Akkad

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Uruk was defeated and the kingship was taken to Akkad." — SKL
"157 are the years of the dynasty of Sargon. Then who was king? Who was the king?" — SKL
"11 kings; they ruled for 181 years." — SKL

Uruk IV

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Akkad was defeated and the kingship was taken to Uruk." — SKL
"2 kings; they ruled for 64,800 years." — SKL

Gutium

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Uruk was defeated and the kingship was taken to the army of Gutium." — SKL
"In the army of Gutium, at first no king was famous; they were their own kings and ruled thus for 5 years." — SKL
"23 kings; they ruled for 125 years and 40 days." — SKL

Uruk V

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then the army of Gutium was defeated and the kingship was taken to Uruk." — SKL
"1 king; he ruled for 7 years." — SKL

Ur III

#	Portrait or inscription	Name	Epithet	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
"Then Uruk was defeated and the kingship was taken to Ur." — SKL
"5 kings; they ruled for 108 years." — SKL

Isin

#	Image	Name	Epithet	Approx. date	Ref
"Then Ur was defeated. The very foundation of Sumer was torn out. The kingship was taken to Isin." — SKL
1st		Ishbi-Erra		r. c. 2018 – c. 1985 BCE
2nd		Shu-Ilishu	"the son of Ishbi-Erra"	r. c. 1985 – c. 1975 BCE
3rd		Iddin-Dagan	"the son of Shu-Ilishu"	r. c. 1975 – c. 1954 BCE
4th		Ishme-Dagan	"the son of Iddin-Dagan"	r. c. 1954 – c. 1934 BCE
5th		Lipit-Ishtar	"the son of Ishme-Dagan"	r. c. 1934 – c. 1923 BCE
6th	Ur-Ninurta		"the son of Ishkur, may he have years of abundance, a good reign, and a sweet life"	r. c. 1923 – c. 1895 BCE
7th		Bur-Suen	"the son of Ur-Ninurta"	r. c. 1895 – c. 1874 BCE
8th	Lipit-Enlil		"the son of Bur-Suen"	r. c. 1874 – c. 1869 BCE
9th	Erra-imitti			r. c. 1869 – c. 1861 BCE
10th	Ikūn-pî-Ištar			r. c. 1861 BCE
11th	Enlil-bani			r. c. 1861 – c. 1837 BCE
12th	Zambiya			r. c. 1837 – c. 1834 BCE
13th	Iter-pisha			r. c. 1834 – c. 1830 BCE
14th	Ur-du-kuga			r. c. 1830 – c. 1826 BCE
15th	Suen-magir			r. c. 1826 – c. 1815 BCE
16th		Damiq-ilishu	"the son of Suen-magir"	r. c. 1815 – c. 1792 BCE
"16 kings; they ruled for 226 years and 6 months. A total of 39 kings ruled for 14,409 years, 3 months and 3½ days, 4 times in Kish. A total of 22 kings ruled for 2,610 years, 6 months, and 15 days, 5 times in Uruk. A total of 12 kings ruled for 396 years, 3 times in Ur. A total of 3 kings ruled for 356 years, once in Awan. A total of 1 king ruled for 7 years, once in Hamazi. A total of 11 kings ruled for 197 years, once in Akkad. A total of 23 kings ruled for 125 years and 40 days, once in the army of Gutium. A total of 16 kings ruled for 226 years, once in Isin. There are 11 cities, cities in which the kingship was exercised. A total of 139 kings, who altogether ruled for 3,443 years." — SKL

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