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Meskiagnun, also Mesh-ki-ang-Nanna (Sumerian: 𒈩𒆠𒉘𒉣, Meskiag̃nun [mes-ki-aŋ₂-nun], also 𒀭𒈩𒆠𒉘𒉣𒈾, Meskiag̃nunna [D mes-ki-aŋ₂-nun-na]; fl. c. 2550 BC), was the fourth lugal or king of the First Dynasty of Ur, according to the Sumerian King List, which states he ruled for 36 years. [1]
Unlike his successors, Meshkiangasher is not found in any poem or hymn besides the King list. His reign has long been suspected to be a fabrication during the Ur III period [3] due to the Sumerian-Akkadian hybrid structure of his name, the element MES, which occurs in historical royal names of Ur, and the tradition about his disappearance. [4]
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 Sumerian King List (SKL) records a dynasty of six kings from Mari enjoying hegemony between the dynasty of Adab and the dynasty of Kish. [1] The names of the Mariote kings were damaged on the early copies of the list, [2] and those kings were correlated with historical kings that belonged to the second kingdom. [3]
En-men-gal-ana appears as the second king of Bad-tibira in some version of the Sumerian King List. According to that literary composition, En-men-gal-ana ruled for 28,800 years. [1] The kings on the early part of the SKL are usually not considered historical, except when they are mentioned in Early Dynastic documents. En-men-gal-ana is not one ...
Balulu (Sumerian: 𒁀𒇻𒇻, ba-lu-lu; fl. c. 2440 BC) [1] was the final king of the First Dynasty of Ur, according to the Sumerian King List, which states he ruled for 36 years: [2] Mesh-ki-ang-Nanna , son of Mesannepada , was king, 36 years he ruled; Elulu , 25 years he ruled; Balulu, 36 years he ruled; 4 kings, the years: 171(?) they ruled.
Latino students at the Univ of Georgia and Hispanic groups fear anti-immigrant rhetoric that could impact the community following the killing of nursing student Laken Riley and news that the ...
En-sipad-zid-ana appears as the king of Larak in some versions of the Sumerian King List (SKL). According to that literary composition, En-sipad-zid-ana ruled for 28,800 years. [4] The kings on the early part of the SKL are usually not considered historical, except when they are mentioned in Early Dynastic documents. En-sipad-zid-ana is not one ...