Tag: Sumerian King List

"The seal of Mes-an-ni-pa-da, who ended the dynasty of Kish. Note the king adopts the title "King of Kish"

Tummal Inscription’ – Thirty-Two Lines Of Sumerian Document Popular In Babylonian Schools

MessageToEagle.com | April 7, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – The kings mentioned in the “Sumerian King List” are also attested in other important, historiographical sources. The so-called “Tummal Inscription” (also known as “Tummal Chronicle”) that dates

The clay tablet that survived was dated by the scribe who wrote it in the reign of King Utukhegal of Erech (Uruk), which places it around 2125 BC. Utukhegal was one of the first native kings of Sumer after centuries of Akkadian and Gutian dominance. Photo: Ashmolean Museum

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Sumerian King List – Ancient Record Of Kingship That Has Long Been Of Great Interest

MessageToEagle.com | January 22, 2016

A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – One of the most intriguing ancient documents representing Sumerian literature is the Sumerian King List, produced at the end of the third millennium BC (most