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The so-called Ur III Sumerian King List (USKL), on a clay tablet possibly found in Adab, is the only known version of the SKL that predates the Old Babylonian period. The colophon of this text mentions that it was copied during the reign of Shulgi (2084–2037 BC), the second king of the Ur III dynasty.
The etched carnelian beads in this necklace from the Royal Cemetery dating to the First Dynasty of Ur were probably imported from the Indus Valley. British Museum. [7]The artifacts found in the royal tombs of the dynasty show that foreign trade was particularly active during this period, with many materials coming from foreign lands, such as Carnelian likely coming from the Indus or Iran ...
Alulim (Sumerian: ð ð» ð , romanized: Álulim; transliterated: aâ.lu.lim) was a mythological Mesopotamian ruler, regarded as the first king ever to rule. He is known from the Sumerian King List, Ballad of Early Rulers, and other similar sources which invariably place him in Eridu and assign a reign lasting thousands of years to him.
A prime example of cuneiform writing is a lengthy poem that was discovered in the ruins of Uruk. The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in the standard Sumerian cuneiform. It tells of a king from the early Dynastic II period named Gilgamesh or "Bilgamesh" in Sumerian. The story relates the fictional adventures of Gilgamesh and his companion, Enkidu ...
Mesannepada (Sumerian: ð©ððð ðð, Mesannipàdda [MES-AN-NE 2-PAD 3-DA]), Mesh-Ane-pada or Mes-Anne-pada (died c. 2525 BC) ("Youngling chosen by An"; fl. c. 2550 BC-2525 BC ) was the first king listed for the First Dynasty of Ur (c. 26th century BC) on the Sumerian king list. [4]
Shu-Sin, also Šu-Suen (Akkadian: ðððððª: D Šu D Sîn, after the Moon God Sîn", the "ð" being a silent honorific for "Divine", formerly read Gimil-Sin) (died c. 2028 BC) was king of Sumer and Akkad, and was the fourth king of the Ur III dynasty. He succeeded his father Amar-Sin, [1] and reigned 2037–2028 BC (Middle Chronology).
BÅ«r-Sîn (inscribed ðððððª d bur-d EN.ZU), c. 1895 – 1874 BC was the 7th king of the 1st Dynasty of Isin and ruled for 21 years according to the Sumerian King List, [i 1] 22 years according to the Ur-Isin king list. [i 2] [1] His reign was characterized by an ebb and flow in hegemony over the religious centers of Nippur and Ur.
Kings of Ur (2 C, 2 P) ... (1 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Sumerian kings" The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total. ... you agree to the Terms of ...