User:SomeGuyWhoRandomlyEdits/List for rulers in ancient Mesopotamia (by the Middle Chronology)

Eridu (c. 3500 – c. 3400 BCE)

Main article: Eridu

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
1st		Alulim	reigned c. 5500 – c. 5490 BCE (≈10 years)	Unclear succession
2nd		Alalngar	r. c. 5490 – c. 5480 BCE (≈10 years)	Brother of Alulim (?)
3rd		Amelon	r. c. 5480 – c. 5467 BCE (≈13 years)	Unclear succession

Bad-tibira (c. 3100 – c. 2500 BCE)

Main article: Bad-tibira

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
4th		En-men-lu-ana	r. c. 5467 – c. 5455 BCE (≈12 years)	Unclear succession
5th		En-men-gal-ana	r. c. 5455 – c. 5447 BCE (≈8 years)
6th		Dumuzid	r. c. 5447 – c. 5437 BCE (≈10 years)

Larak (c. 3100 – c. 2500 BCE)

Main article: Larak (Sumer)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
7th		En-sipad-zid-ana	r. c. 5437 – c. 5429 BCE (≈18 years)	Unclear succession

Sippar (c. 3100 – c. 2500 BCE)

Main article: Sippar

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
8th		En-men-dur-ana	r. c. 5429 – c. 5419 BCE (≈10 years)	Unclear succession

Shuruppak (c. 3000 – c. 2500 BCE)

Main article: Shuruppak

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
9th		Ubara-Tutu	r. c. 5419 – c. 5409 BCE (≈10 years)	Unclear succession
10th		Ziusudra	r. c. 5409 – c. 5391 BCE (≈18 years)

Kish I (c. 3100 – c. 2500 BCE)

Main article: Kish (Sumer)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
11th		Jushur	r. c. 5391 – c. 5391 BCE (≈50 years)	Unclear succession
12th		Kullassina-bel	r. c. 5391 – c. 5391 BCE (≈50 years)
13th		Nangishlishma	r. c. 5391 – c. 5391 BCE (≈50 years)
14th		En-tarah-ana	r. c. 5391 – c. 5391 BCE (≈50 years)
15th		Babum	r. c. 5391 – c. 5391 BCE (≈50 years)
16th		Puannum	r. c. 5391 – c. 5391 BCE (≈50 years)
17th		Kalibum	r. c. 5391 – c. 5391 BCE (≈50 years)
18th		Kalumum	r. c. 5391 – c. 5391 BCE (≈50 years)
19th		Zuqaqip	r. c. 5391 – c. 5391 BCE (≈50 years)
20th		Atab	r. c. 5391 – c. 5391 BCE (≈50 years)
21st		Mashda	r. c. 5391 – c. 5391 BCE (≈50 years)	Son of Atab
22nd		Arwium	r. c. 5391 – c. 4999 BCE (≈50 years)	Son of Mashda
23rd		Etana	r. c. 4999 – c. 4999 BCE (≈50 years)	Unclear succession
24th		Balih	r. c. 4999 – c. 4999 BCE (≈50 years)	Son of Etana
25th	En-me-nuna		r. c. 4999 – c. 4999 BCE (≈50 years)	Unclear succession
26th	Melem-Kish		r. c. 4999 – c. 4999 BCE (≈50 years)	Sons of En-me-nuna
27th	Barsal-nuna		r. c. 4999 – c. 4999 BCE (≈50 years)
28th	Zamug		r. c. 4999 – c. 4999 BCE (≈50 years)	Son of Barsal-nuna
29th	Tizqar		r. c. 4999 – c. 4999 BCE (≈50 years)	Son of Zamug
30th	Ilku		r. c. 4999 – c. 4999 BCE (≈50 years)	Unclear succession
31st	Iltasadum		r. c. 4999 – c. 4999 BCE (≈50 years)
32nd		Enmebaragesi	r. c. 4999 – c. 4999 BCE (≈50 years)
33rd		Aga	r. c. 4999 – c. 4805 BCE (≈50 years)	Son of Enmebaragesi

Uruk I (c. 3400 – c. 2500 BCE)

Main article: Uruk

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
34th		Meshkiangasher	r. c. 5000 – c. 4982 BCE (≈18 years)	Son of Utu (?)
35th		Enmerkar	r. c. 4982 – c. 4932 BCE (≈50 years)	Son of Meshkiangasher (?)
36th		Lugalbanda	r. c. 4932 – c. 4910 BCE (≈22 years)	Unclear succession
37th		Dumuzid	r. c. 4910 – c. 4800 BCE (≈110 years)
38th		Gilgamesh	r. c. 4800 – c. 4796 BCE (≈4 years)	Son of Lugalbanda (?)
39th	Ur-Nungal		r. c. 4796 – c. 4766 BCE (≈30 years)	Son of Gilgamesh
40th	Udul-kalama		r. c. 4766 – c. 4751 BCE (≈15 years)	Son of Ur-Nungal
41st	La-ba'shum		r. c. 4751 – c. 4742 BCE (≈9 years)	Unclear succession
42nd	En-nun-tarah-ana		r. c. 4742 – c. 4734 BCE (≈8 years)	Unclear succession
43rd	Mesh-he		r. c. 4734 – c. 4698 BCE (≈36 years)
44th	Melem-ana		r. c. 4698 – c. 4692 BCE (≈6 years)
45th	Lugal-kitun		r. c. 4692 – c. 4460 BCE (≈36 years)

Ur I (c. 2600 – c. 2340 BCE)

Main article: Ur

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
46th		Mesannepada	r. c. 4656 – c. 4576 BCE (≈80 years)	Son of Meskalamdug (?)
47th		Meskiagnun I	r. c. 4576 – c. 4540 BCE (≈36 years)	Son of Mesannepada (?)
48th		Elulu	r. c. 4540 – c. 4515 BCE (≈25 years)	Unclear succession
49th		Balulu	r. c. 4515 – c. 4479 BCE (≈36 years)

Awan (c. 2800 – c. 2015 BCE)

Main article: Awan (ancient city)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
50th		Unknown	r. c. 4479 – c. 4360 BCE (≈119 years)	Unclear succession
51st		[…]Lu	r. c. 4360 – c. 4240 BCE (≈120 years)
52nd		Kul[…]	r. c. 4240 – c. 4123 BCE (≈117 years)

Kish II (c. 2500 – c. 2400 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
57th	Susuda		r. c. 4123 – c. 3845 BCE (≈50 years)	Unclear succession
58th	Dadasig		r. c. 3845 – c. 3845 BCE (≈81 years)
59th	Mamagal		r. c. 3845 – c. 3845 BCE (≈50 years)
60th	Kalbum		r. c. 3845 – c. 3845 BCE (≈50 years)	Son of Mamagal
61st	Tuge		r. c. 3845 – c. 3845 BCE (≈50 years)	Unclear succession
62nd	Mennuna		r. c. 3845 – c. 3845 BCE (≈50 years)	Son of Tuge
63rd	Lugalngu		r. c. 3845 – c. 3845 BCE (≈50 years)	Unclear succession
64th	Enbi-Ishtar		r. c. 3845 – c. 3845 BCE (≈50 years)

Hamazi (c. 2430 – c. 2423 BCE)

Main article: Hamazi

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
65th	Hadanish		r. c. 3845 – c. 3838 BCE (≈7 years)	Unclear succession

Uruk II (c. 2500 – c. 2350 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
66th		Enshakushanna	r. c. 3838 – c. 3778 BCE (≈60 years)	Son of Elulu (?)
67th		Lugalkinishedudu	r. c. 3778 – c. 3658 BCE (≈120 years)	Unclear succession
68th	Argandea		r. c. 3658 – c. 3651 BCE (≈7 years)

Ur II (c. 2340 – c. 2112 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
53rd	Nanni		r. c. 3651 – c. 3531 BCE (≈120 years)	Unclear succession
54th	Meskiagnun II		r. c. 3531 – c. 3483 BCE (≈48 years)	Son of Nanni
55th	[…]		r. c. 3483 – c. 3479 BCE (≈4 years)	Unclear succession
56th	Unknown		r. c. 3479 – c. 3477 BCE (≈2 years)	Son of […]

Adab (c. 2430 – c. 2340 BCE)

Main article: Adab (city)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
69th		Lugal-Anne-Mundu	r. c. 3477 – c. 3387 BCE (≈90 years)	Unclear succession

Mari (c. 2900 – c. 2266 BCE)

Main article: Mari, Syria

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
70th		Anbu	r. c. 3387 – c. 3297 BCE (≈90 years)	Unclear succession
71st		Anba	r. c. 3297 – c. 3280 BCE (≈17 years)	Son of Anbu
72nd		Bazi	r. c. 3280 – c. 3250 BCE (≈30 years)	Unclear succession
73rd		Zizi	r. c. 3250 – c. 3230 BCE (≈20 years)
74th		Limer	r. c. 3230 – c. 3200 BCE (≈30 years)
75th		Sharrumiter	r. c. 3200 – c. 3191 BCE (≈9 years)

Kish III (c. 2400 – c. 2360 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
82nd		Kubaba	r. c. 3191 – c. 3091 BCE (≈100 years)	Unclear succession

Akshak (c. 2500 – c. 2100 BCE)

Main article: Akshak

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
76th	Unzi		r. c. 3091 – c. 3061 BCE (≈30 years)	Unclear succession
77th	Undalulu		r. c. 3061 – c. 3049 BCE (≈12 years)
78th	Urur		r. c. 3049 – c. 3043 BCE (≈6 years)
79th	Puzur-Nirah		r. c. 3043 – c. 3023 BCE (≈20 years)
80th	Ishu-Il		r. c. 3023 – c. 2999 BCE (≈24 years)
81st	Shu-Suen		r. c. 2999 – c. 2975 BCE (≈24 years)	Son of Ishu-Il

Kish IV (c. 2360 – c. 2254 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
83rd	Puzur-Suen		r. c. 2975 – c. 2950 BCE (≈25 years)	Son of Kubaba
84th	Ur-Zababa		r. c. 2950 – c. 2944 BCE (≈6 years)	Son of Puzur-Suen
85th	Zimudar		r. c. 2944 – c. 2914 BCE (≈30 years)	Unclear succession
86th	Usiwater		r. c. 2914 – c. 2907 BCE (≈7 years)	Son of Zimudar
87th	Eshtar-muti		r. c. 2907 – c. 2890 BCE (≈17 years)	Unclear succession
88th	Ishme-Shamash		r. c. 2890 – c. 2879 BCE (≈11 years)
89th	Shu-ilishu		r. c. 2879 – c. 2864 BCE (≈15 years)
90th	Nanniya		r. c. 2864 – c. 2857 BCE (≈7 years)

Uruk III (c. 2340 – c. 2316 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
91st		Lugalzagesi	r. c. 2857 – c. 2823 BCE (≈34 years)	Son of Ukush

Akkad (c. 2335 – c. 2154 BCE)

Main article: Akkad (city)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
92nd		Sargon	r. c. 2823 – c. 2767 BCE (≈56 years)	Son of La'ibum
93rd		Rimush	r. c. 2767 – c. 2752 BCE (≈15 years)	Sons of Sargon
94th		Manishtushu	r. c. 2752 – c. 2737 BCE (≈15 years)
95th		Naram-Suen	r. c. 2737 – c. 2681 BCE (≈56 years)	Son of Manishtushu
96th		Sharkalisharri	r. c. 2681 – c. 2656 BCE (≈25 years)	Son of Naram-Suen
97th	Igigi		r. c. 2656 – c. 2655 BCE (≈1 year)	Unclear succession
98th	Imi		r. c. 2655 – c. 2654 BCE (≈1 year)
99th	Nanum		r. c. 2654 – c. 2653 BCE (≈1 year)
100th	Ilulu		r. c. 2653 – c. 2652 BCE (≈1 year)
101st		Dudu	r. c. 2652 – c. 2631 BCE (≈21 years)	Relative of Sharkalisharri (?)
102nd		Shu-turul	r. c. 2631 – c. 2613 BCE (≈18 years)	Son of Dudu

Uruk IV (c. 2613 – c. 2517 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
103rd	Ur-nigin		r. c. 2613 – c. 2583 BCE (≈30 years)	Unclear succession
104th	Ur-gigir		r. c. 2583 – c. 2568 BCE (≈15 years)	Son of Ur-nigin
105th	Kuda		r. c. 2568 – c. 2562 BCE (≈6 years)	Unclear succession
106th	Puzur-ili		r. c. 2562 – c. 2542 BCE (≈20 years)
107th	Ur-Utu		r. c. 2542 – c. 2517 BCE (≈25 years)	Son of Ur-gigir

Gutium (c. 2517 – c. 2392 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
108th	Erridupizir		r. c. 2517 – c. 2489 BCE (≈28 years)	Unclear succession
109th	Imta		r. c. 2489 – c. 2486 BCE (≈3 years)
110th		Inkishush	r. c. 2486 – c. 2479 BCE (≈7 years)
111th	Sarlagab		r. c. 2479 – c. 2473 BCE (≈6 years)
112th	Shulme		r. c. 2473 – c. 2467 BCE (≈6 years)
113th	Elulmesh		r. c. 2467 – c. 2460 BCE (≈7 years)
114th	Inimabakesh		r. c. 2460 – c. 2454 BCE (≈6 years)
115th	Igeshaush		r. c. 2454 – c. 2448 BCE (≈6 years)
116th	Yarlagab		r. c. 2448 – c. 2433 BCE (≈15 years)
117th	Ibate		r. c. 2433 – c. 2430 BCE (≈3 years)
118th	Yarla		r. c. 2430 – c. 2427 BCE (≈3 years)
119th	Kurum		r. c. 2427 – c. 2424 BCE (≈3 years)
120th	Apilkin		r. c. 2424 – c. 2421 BCE (≈3 years)
121st		La-erabum	r. c. 2421 – c. 2419 BCE (≈2 years)
122nd	Irarum		r. c. 2419 – c. 2417 BCE (≈2 years)
123rd	Ibranum		r. c. 2417 – c. 2416 BCE (≈1 year)
124th	Hablum		r. c. 2416 – c. 2414 BCE (≈2 years)
125th	Puzur-Suen		r. c. 2414 – c. 2407 BCE (≈7 years)	Son of Hablum
126th	Yarlaganda		r. c. 2407 – c. 2400 BCE (≈7 years)	Unclear succession
127th		Siium	r. c. 2400 – c. 2393 BCE (≈7 years)
128th		Tirigan	r. c. 2393 – c. 2392 BCE (≈40 days)

Uruk V (c. 2392 – c. 2366 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
129th		Utu-hengal	r. c. 2392 – c. 2366 BCE (≈26 years)	Unclear succession

Ur III (c. 2366 – c. 2220 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
130th		Ur-Nammu	r. c. 2366 – c. 2348 BCE (≈18 years)	Son of Utu-hengal (?)
131st		Shulgi	r. c. 2348 – c. 2290 BCE (≈58 years)	Son of Ur-Nammu
132nd		Amar-Suen	r. c. 2290 – c. 2265 BCE (≈25 years)	Son of Shulgi
133rd		Shu-Suen	r. c. 2265 – c. 2245 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Amar-Suen
134th		Ibbi-Suen	r. c. 2245 – c. 2220 BCE (≈25 years)	Son of Shu-Suen

Isin I (c. 2220 – c. 1985 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
135th		Ishbi-Erra	r. c. 2220 – c. 2187 BCE (≈33 years)	Unclear succession
136th		Shu-Ilishu	r. c. 2187 – c. 2167 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Ishbi-Erra
137th		Iddin-Dagan	r. c. 2167 – c. 2146 BCE (≈21 years)	Son of Shu-Ilishu
138th		Ishme-Dagan	r. c. 2146 – c. 2128 BCE (≈18 years)	Son of Iddin-Dagan
139th		Lipit-Ishtar	r. c. 2128 – c. 2117 BCE (≈11 years)	Son of Ishme-Dagan
140th	Ur-Ninurta		r. c. 2117 – c. 2089 BCE (≈28 years)	Son of Ishkur
141st		Bur-Suen	r. c. 2089 – c. 2067 BCE (≈22 years)	Son of Ur-Ninurta
142nd	Lipit-Enlil		r. c. 2067 – c. 2062 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Bur-Suen
143rd	Erra-imitti		r. c. 2062 – c. 2054 BCE (≈8 years)	Unclear succession
144th	Ikūn-pî-Ištar		r. c. 2054 – c. 2053 BCE (≈6 months)
145th	Enlil-bani		r. c. 2053 – c. 2029 BCE (≈24 years)
146th	Zambiya		r. c. 2029 – c. 2026 BCE (≈3 years)
147th	Iter-pisha		r. c. 2026 – c. 2022 BCE (≈4 years)
148th	Ur-du-kuga		r. c. 2022 – c. 2019 BCE (≈3 years)
149th	Suen-magir		r. c. 2019 – c. 2008 BCE (≈11 years)
150th		Damiq-ilishu	r. c. 2008 – c. 1985 BCE (≈23 years)	Son of Suen-magir

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