t.2.1.1.txt

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t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		1-39	After the kingship descended from heaven, the kingship was in Eridug. In Eridug, Alulim became king; he ruled for 28800 years. Alalŋar ruled for 36000 years. 2 kings; they ruled for 64800 years. Then Eridug fell and the kingship was taken to Bad-tibira. In Bad-tibira, En-men-lu-ana ruled for 43200 years. En-men-gal-ana ruled for 28800 years. Dumuzid, the shepherd, ruled for 36000 years. 3 kings; they ruled for 108000 years. Then Bad-tibira fell (?) and the kingship was taken to Larag. In Larag, En-sipad-zid-ana ruled for 28800 years. 1 king; he ruled for 28800 years. Then Larag fell (?) and the kingship was taken to Zimbir. In Zimbir, En-men-dur-ana became king; he ruled for 21000 years. 1 king; he ruled for 21000 years. Then Zimbir fell (?) and the kingship was taken to Šuruppag. In Šuruppag, Ubara-Tutu became king; he ruled for 18600 years. 1 king; he ruled for 18600 years. In 5 cities 8 kings; they ruled for 241200 years. Then the flood swept over.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		40-94	After the flood had swept over, and the kingship had descended from heaven, the kingship was in Kiš. In Kiš, Ŋušur became king; he ruled for 1200 years. Kullassina-bēl ruled for  960  ms. P2+L2 has instead: 900  years. Nanŋišlišma ruled for ms. P2+L2 has:  670  (?) years. En-tarah-ana ruled for ms. P2+L2 has:  420  years XX, 3 months, and 3 1/2 days. Babum XX ruled for ms. P2+L2 has:  300  years. Puannum ruled for  840  ms. P2+L2 has instead: 240  years. Kalibum ruled for  960  ms. P2+L2 has instead: 900  years. Kalūmum ruled for  840  mss. P3+BT14, Su1 have instead: 900  years. Zuqāqīp ruled for  900  ms. Su1 has instead: 600  years. in mss. P2+L2, P3+BT14, P5, the 10th and 11th rulers of the dynasty precede the 8th and 9th  Atab  mss. P2+L2, P3+BT14, P5 have instead: A-ba  ruled for 600 years. Mašda, the son of Atab, ruled for  840  ms. Su1 has instead: 720  years. Arwium, the son of Mašda, ruled for 720 years. Etana, the shepherd, who ascended to heaven and consolidated all the foreign countries, became king; he ruled for  1500  ms. P2+L2 has instead: 635  years. Balih, the son of Etana, ruled for  400  mss. P2+L2, Su1 have instead: 410  years. En-me-nuna ruled for  660  ms. P2+L2 has instead: 621  years. Melem-Kiš, the son of En-me-nuna, ruled for 900 years.  ms. P3+BT14 adds: 1560 are the years of the dynasty of En-me-nuna.   Barsal-nuna, the son of En-me-nuna,  mss. P5, P3+BT14 have instead: Barsal-nuna  ruled for 1200 years. Zamug, the son of Barsal-nuna, ruled for 140 years. Tizqār, the son of Zamug, ruled for 305 years.  ms. P3+BT14 adds: 1620 + X XX.  Ilku ruled for 900 years. Iltasadum ruled for 1200 years. En-me-barage-si, who made the land of Elam submit, became king; he ruled for 900 years. Aga, the son of En-me-barage-si, ruled for 625 years.  ms. P3+BT14 adds: 1525 are the years of the dynasty of En-me-barage-si.  23 kings; they ruled for 24510 years, 3 months, and 3 1/2 days. Then Kiš was defeated and the kingship was taken to E-ana.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		95-133	In E-ana, Meš-ki-aŋ-gašer, the son of Utu, became lord and king; he ruled for  324  ms. P2+L2 has instead: 325  years. Meš-ki-aŋ-gašer entered the sea and disappeared. Enmerkar, the son of Meš-ki-aŋ-gašer, the king of Unug,  who built Unug  mss. L1+N1, P2+L2 have instead: under whom Unug was built , became king; he ruled for  420  ms. TL has instead: 900 + X  years.  ms. P3+BT14 adds: 745 are the years of the dynasty of Meš-ki-aŋ-gašer.  ms TL adds instead: XX; he ruled for 5 + X years.  Lugalbanda, the shepherd, ruled for 1200 years. Dumuzid, the fisherman whose city was Kuara, ruled for  100  ms. TL has instead: 110  years.  ms. P3+BT14 adds: He captured En-me-barage-si single-handed.  Gilgameš, whose father was a phantom (?), the lord of Kulaba, ruled for 126 years. Ur-Nungal, the son of Gilgameš, ruled for 30 years. Udul-kalama, the son of  Ur-Nungal  ms. Su1 has instead: Ur-lugal , ruled for 15 years. Lā-baʾšum ruled for 9 years. En-nun-tarah-ana ruled for 8 years. Meš-he, the smith, ruled for 36 years.  Melem-ana  ms. Su2 has instead: Til-kug (?) XX  ruled for  6  ms. Su2 has instead: 900  years. Lugal-kitun (?) ruled for  36  ms. Su2 has instead: 420  years. 12 kings; they ruled for  2310  ms. Su2 has instead: 3588  years. Then Unug was defeated and the kingship was taken to Urim.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		134-147	In Urim, Meš-Ane-pada became king; he ruled for 80 years.  Meš-ki-aŋ-Nanna  ms. P2+L2 has instead: Meš-ki-aŋ-nuna , the son of Meš-Ane-pada, became king; he ruled for  36  ms. P2+L2 has instead: 30  years. Elulu ruled for mss. L1+N1, P2+L2, P3+BT14 have:  25  years. Balulu ruled for mss. L1+N1, P2+L2, P3+BT14 have:  36  years. mss. L1+N1, P2+L2 have:  4  kings; they ruled for mss. L1+N1, P2+L2, P3+BT14 have:  171  years. Then Urim was defeated and the kingship was taken to Awan.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		148-159	In Awan, XX became king; he ruled for XX years. XX ruled for XX years. XX ruled for 36 years. 3 kings; they ruled for 356 years. Then Awan was defeated and the kingship was taken to Kiš.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		160-178	In Kiš, Susuda, the fuller, became king; he ruled for 201 + X years. Dadasig ruled for ms. vD has:  81  years. Mamagal, the boatman, ruled for  360  ms. L1+N1 has instead: 420  years. Kalbum, the son of  Mamagal  ms. WB has instead: Magalgal , ruled for  195  ms. L1+N1 has instead: 132  years. Tuge (?) ruled for 360 years. Men-nuna ,ms. L1+N1 adds: the son of Tuge (?),  ruled for 180 years. in mss. L1+N1, TL, the 7th and 8th rulers of the dynasty are in reverse order XX ruled for 290 years. Lugalŋu ruled for  360  ms. L1+N1 has instead: 420  years. 8 kings; they ruled for  3195  ms. L1+N1 has instead: 3792  years. Then Kiš was defeated and the kingship was taken to Hamazi.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		179-185	In Hamazi, Hadaniš became king; he ruled for 360 years. 1 king; he ruled for 360 years. Then Hamazi was defeated and the kingship  was taken  ms. P3+BT14 has instead: was returned a second time  to Unug.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		186-192	In Unug, En-šag-kuš-ana became king; he ruled for 60 years.  Lugal-ure  ms. P3+BT14 has instead: Lugal-kiniše-dudu (?)  ruled for 120 years. Argandea ruled for 7 years. ms. L1+N1 has:  3  kings; they ruled for ms. L1+N1 has:  187  years. Then Unug was  defeated  ms. TL has instead: destroyed  and the kingship was taken to Urim.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		193-204	In Urim, Nanni became king; he ruled for  ms. vD has: 120 + X  ms. IB has instead: 54 + X  years. Meš-ki-aŋ-Nanna, the son of Nanni, ruled for ms. vD has:  48  years.  XX, the son (?) of XX, ruled for ms. IB has:  2  years. ms. IB has:  3  kings; they ruled for  ms. IB has: 582  ms. TL has instead: 578  years.  ms. vD has instead: 2 kings; they ruled for 120 + X years.  Then Urim was  defeated  ms. TL has instead: destroyed  and the kingship was taken to Adab.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		205-210	In Adab, Lugal-Ane-mundu became king; he ruled for mss. L1+N1, TL have:  90  years. mss. L1+N1, TL have:  1  king; he ruled for mss. L1+N1, TL have:  90  years. Then Adab was  defeated  ms. TL has instead: destroyed  and the kingship was taken to Mari.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		211-223	In Mari, Anbu (?) became king; he ruled for  30  ms. TL has instead: 90  years. Anba (?), the son of Anbu (?), ruled for  17  ms. TL has instead: 7  years. Bazi, the leatherworker, ruled for 30 years. Zizi, the fuller, ruled for 20 years. Limer, the gudug priest, ruled for 30 years. Šarrum-īter ruled for  9  ms. TL has instead: 7  years. 6 kings; they ruled for  136  ms. TL has instead: 184  years. Then Mari was  defeated  ms. TL has instead: destroyed  and the kingship was taken to Kiš.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		224-231	In Kiš, Kug-Bau, the woman tavern-keeper, who made firm the foundations of Kiš, became king; she ruled for 100 years. 1 king; she ruled for 100 years. Then Kiš was  defeated  ms. TL has instead: destroyed  and the kingship was taken to Akšak.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		232-243	In Akšak, Unzi became king; he ruled for 30 years. Undalulu ruled for  6  mss. L1+N1, S have instead: 12  years. Urur  ruled for  ms. IB has instead: was king (?) for  6 years. Puzur-Nirah ruled for mss. IB, L1+N1, S, Su1 have:  20  years. Išu-Il ruled for mss. IB, L1+N1, S, Su1 have:  24  years. Šu-Suen, the son of Išu-Il, ruled for  mss. IB, L1+N1, S, TL have: 7  ms. Su1 has instead: 24  years.  mss. S, Su1, TL have:  6  kings; they ruled for  mss. L1+N1, S, TL have: 99  ms. Su1 has instead: 116  years  ms. IB has instead: 5 kings; they ruled for ms. IB has:  87  years .  Then Akšak was defeated  ms. S has instead: Then the reign of Akšak was abolished  and the kingship was taken to Kiš.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		244-258	In Kiš, Puzur-Suen, the son of Kug-Bau, became king; he ruled for 25 years. Ur-Zababa, the son of Puzur-Suen, ruled for  400  mss. P3+BT14, S have instead: 6  ms. IB has instead: 4 + X  years.  ms. P3+BT14 adds: 131 are the years of the dynasty of Kug-Bau.   Zimudar  ms. TL has instead: Ziŋu-iake  ruled for  30  ms. IB has instead: 30 + X  years. Usi-watar, the son of  Zimudar  ms. TL has instead: Ziŋu-iake , ruled for  7  ms. S has instead: 6  years. Eštar-muti ruled for  11  ms. Su1 has instead: 17 (?)  years. Išme-Šamaš ruled for 11 years.  ms. Su1 adds: Šu-ilīšu ruled for 15 years.   Nanniya, the jeweller,  ms. Su1 has instead: Zimudar  ms. IB has instead: XX  ruled for  7  ms. S has instead: 3  years.  7 kings; they ruled for  491  ms. Su1 has instead: 485  years  ms. S has instead: 8 kings; they ruled for ms. S has:  586  years .  Then Kiš was defeated  ms. S has instead: Then the reign of Kiš was abolished  and the kingship  was taken  ms. P3+BT14 has instead: was returned a third time  to Unug.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		259-265	In Unug, Lugal-zage-si became king; he ruled for  25  ms. P3+BT14 has instead: 34  years. 1 king; he ruled for  25  ms. P3+BT14 has instead: 34  years.  Then Unug was defeated  ms. S has instead: Then the reign of Unug was abolished  and the kingship was taken to Agade.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		266-296	In Agade, Sargon, whose father was a gardener, the cupbearer of Ur-Zababa, became king, the king of Agade,  who built Agade  ms. L1+N1 has instead: under whom Agade was built ; he ruled for  56  ms. L1+N1 has instead: 55  ms. TL has instead: 54  years. Rīmuš, the son of Sargon, ruled for  9  ms. IB has instead: 7  ms. L1+N1 has instead: 15  years. Man-ištiššu, the older brother of Rīmuš, the son of Sargon, ruled for  15  ms. L1+N1 has instead: 7  years. Narām-Suen, the son of Man-ištiššu, ruled for mss. L1+N1, P3+BT14 have:  56  years. Šar-kali-šarrī, the son of Narām-Suen, ruled for  ms. L1+N1, Su+Su4 have: 25  ms. P3+BT14 has instead: 24  years.  ms. P3+BT14 adds: 157 are the years of the dynasty of Sargon.  Then  who was the king? Who was not the king?  ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: who was the king? Who indeed was the king?  Irgigi was king, Imi was king, Nanûm was king in mss. L1+N1, Su3+Su4, Imi and Nanûm are in reverse order, Ilulu was king, and the mss. P3+BT14, S have:  4  of them ruled for only mss. P3+BT14, S have:  3  years. Dudu ruled for 21 years. Šu-Durul, the son of Dudu, ruled for  15  ms. IB has instead: 18  years.  11 kings; they ruled for 181 years  ms. S has instead: 12 kings; they ruled for ms. S has:  197  years  mss. Su1, Su3+Su4, which omit Dudu and Šu-Durul, have instead: 9 kings; they ruled for  ms. Su1 has:  161  ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: 177  years .  Then Agade was defeated  ms. S has instead: Then the reign of Agade was abolished  and the kingship was taken to Unug.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		297-307	In Unug, Ur-niŋin became king; he ruled for  7  mss. IB, S have instead: 3  ms. Su1 has instead: 15  ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: 30  years. Ur-gigir, the son of Ur-niŋin, ruled for  6  ms. IB has instead: 7  ms. Su1 has instead: 15  ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: 7  years. Kuda ruled for 6 years. Puzur-ilī ruled for  5  ms. IB has instead: 20  years.  Ur-Utu ruled for 6  ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: Ur-Utu, the son of Ur-gigir, ruled for 25  ms. Su1 has instead: Lugal-melem, the son of Ur-gigir, ruled for 7  years.  5 kings; they ruled for  30  ms. IB has instead: 43  mss. P₄+Ha, S have instead: 26  years  ms. Su3+Su4, which omits Kuda and Puzur-ilī, has instead: 3 kings; they ruled for ms. Su3+Su4 has:  47  years .  Unug was defeated  ms. S has instead: Then the reign of Unug was abolished  and the kingship was taken to the  army  ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: land  of Gutium.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		308-334	In the  army  ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: land  of Gutium, at first  no king was famous; they were their own kings and ruled thus for 3 years  ms. L1+N1 has instead: they had no king; they ruled themselves for 5 years . Then  Inkišuš  ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: XX  ruled for  6  ms. L1+Ni1 has instead: 7  years. Zarlagab ruled for 6 years.  Šulme  ms. L1+N1 has instead: Yarlagaš  ruled for 6 years.  Silulumeš  ms. Mi has instead: Silulu  ruled for  6  ms. G has instead: 7  years.  Inimabakeš ruled for 5  ms. Mi has instead: Duga ruled for 6  years.  Igešauš ruled for 6  ms. Mi has instead: Ilu-an (?) ruled for 3  years. Yarlagab ruled for  15  ms. Mi has instead: 5  years. Ibate ruled for 3 years.  Yarla  ms. L1+N1 has instead: Yarlangab (?)  ruled for 3 years.  Kurum  ms. L1+N1 has instead: XX  ruled for  1  ms. Mi has instead: 3  years. Apilkin ruled for 3 years. Lā-erabum (?) ruled for 2 years. Irarum ruled for 2 years. Ibranum ruled for 1 year. Hablum ruled for 2 years. Puzur-Suen, the son of Hablum, ruled for 7 years. Yarlaganda ruled for 7 years. XX ruled for 7 years. Tirigan (?) ruled for 40 days. 21 kings; they ruled for  ms. L1+N1 has: 124 years and 40 days  ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: 25 years . Then the army of Gutium was  defeated  ms. TL has instead: destroyed  and the kingship was taken to Unug.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		335-340	In Unug, Utu-heŋal became king; he ruled for  427 years, XX days  ms. IB has instead: 26 years, 2 + X months, and 15 days  ms. J has instead: 7 years, 6 months, and 15 days  ms. TL has instead: 7 years, 6 months, and 5 days . 1 king; he ruled for  427 years, XX days  ms. J has instead: 7 years, 6 months, and 15 days  ms. TL has instead: 7 years, 6 months, and 5 days . Then Unug was defeated and the kingship was taken to Urim.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		341-354	In Urim, Ur-Namma became king; he ruled for 18 years. Šulgi, the son of Ur-Namma, ruled for  46  mss. Su3+Su4, TL have instead: 48  ms. P5 has instead: 58  years. Amar-Suena, the son of Šulgi, ruled for  9  ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: 25  years. Šu-Suen, the son of Amar-Suena, ruled for  9  ms. P5 has instead: 7  ms. Su1 has instead: 20 + X  ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: 16  years. Ibbi-Suen, the son of Šu-Suen, ruled for  24  mss. P5, Su1 have instead: 25  ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: 15  ms. TL has instead: 23 (?)  years.  4 kings; they ruled for 108 years  mss. J, P5, Su1, Su3+Su4 have instead: 5 kings; they ruled for  ms. P5 has: 117  ms. Su1 has instead: 120 + X  ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: 123  years .  Then Urim was defeated  ms. P5 has instead: Then the reign of Urim was abolished .  ms. Su3+Su4 adds: The very foundation of Sumer was torn out (?).  The kingship was taken to Isin.
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		355-377	In Isin, Išbi-Erra became king; he ruled for  33  ms. P5 has instead: 32  years. Šu-ilīšu, the son of Išbi-Erra, ruled for  20  ms. P5 has instead: 10  ms. Su1 has instead: 15  years. Iddin-Dagan, the son of Šu-ilīšu, ruled for  21  ms. Su1 has instead: 25  years. Išme-Dagan, the son of Iddin-Dagan, ruled for  mss. P2, P5 have: 20  ms. Mi has instead: 18  years. Lipit-Eštar, the son of  Išme-Dagan  ms. P2 has instead: Iddin-Dagan , ruled for mss. L1+N1, P2, P5 have:  11  years. Ur-Ninurta mss. L1+N1, P2 add:, the son of Iškur -- may he have years of abundance, a good reign, and a sweet life --  ruled for ms. P5 has:  28  years. Būr-Suen, the son of Ur-Ninurta, ruled for 21 years. Lipit-Enlil, the son of Būr-Suen, ruled for 5 years. Erra-imitti ruled for  8  mss. P5, TL have instead: 7  years.  ms. P5 adds: XX ruled for XX 6 months.  Enlil-bāni ruled for 24 years. Zambiya ruled for 3 years. Iter-piša ruled for 4 years. Ur-du-kuga ruled for 4 years. Suen-magir ruled for 11 years.  ms. P5 adds: Damiq-ilišu, the son of Suen-magir, ruled for 23 years.  14 kings; they ruled for  203 years  ms. P5 has instead: 225 years and 6 months .
t.2.1.1	The Sumerian king list		378-431	A total of 39 kings ruled for 14409 + X years, 3 months and 3 1/2 days, 4 times in Kiš. A total of 22 kings ruled for 2610 + X years, 6 months and 15 days, 5 times in Unug. A total of 12 kings ruled for 396 years, 3 times in Urim. A total of 3 kings ruled for 356 years, once in Awan. A total of 1 king ruled for 420 years, once in Hamazi.  A total of 12 (?) kings ruled for 197 (?) years, once in Agade. A total of  21  ms. P4+Ha has instead: 23  kings ruled for  125 years and 40 days  ms. P4+Ha has instead: 99 years , once in the army of Gutium. A total of  11  ms. P4+Ha has instead: 16  kings ruled for  159  ms. P4+Ha has instead: 226  years, once in Isin. There are 11 cities, cities in which the kingship was exercised. A total of  134  ms. P4+Ha has instead: 139  kings, who altogether ruled for  28876 + X  ms. P4+Ha has instead: 3443 + X  years. 21.