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Sacred Precinct of Nanna in Ur
Sacred Precinct of Nanna in Ur
Artwork by Balage Balogh, Archaeologyillustrated.com
 

Governments of Sumer

It follows a list of rulers over ancient Sumer, or ancient Mesopotamia, Old Babylon, more or less, a chronology of kings.

Years overlap in case of parallel independently ruling city-states.


Go here for more about the Sumerians.


And here is a
Map of Ancient Sumer.


 

... - ... BC

(1) King Alulim

 

 

... - ... BC

(2) King Alaljar

 

 

... - ... BC

(3) King En-men-lu-ana

 

 

... - ... BC

(4) King En-men-gal-ana

 

 

... - ... BC

(5) King Dumuzid

 

 

... - ... BC

(6) King En-sipad-zid-ana

 

 

... - ... BC

(7) King En-men-dur-ana

 

 

... - ... BC

(8) King Ubara-Tutu

 

 

... - ... BC

The Great Flood (Deluge)

 

 

 

*According to the Sumerian King List, eight kings reigned before the great Flood.

 

 

 
 

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4300 - 3500 BC

Ubaid Period

 

 
 

 

 

 

3500 - 3100 BC

Uruk Period

 

 

 

3500 - 3400 BC Uruk V Period

3400 - 3200 BC Uruk IV Period

3200 - 2900 BC Uruk III Period

   3100 - 2900 BC Jemdat Nasr Period

 

 

 

 
 

 

2900 - 2334 BC
(or 3000-2371 BC)

Early Dynastic Period (ED)

 

 

2900 - 2800 BC Early Dynastic Period I (ED I)

 

 

 

2800 - 2600 BC Early Dynastic Period II (ED II)

 

 

 

     c. 2800 BC Etana, King of Kish,
     united the separate city-states

 

 

 

     c. 2700 - 2600 BC Gilgamesh, King of Uruk

 

 

 

 

 

2600 - 2450 BC Early Dynastic Period III a (ED IIIa, Fara)

 

 

 

2450 - 2336 BC Early Dynastic Period III b (ED IIIb, Pre-Sargonic)

 

 

 

     2375 - 2350 BC Lugalzagesi

 

 

 

 

 

 

2570 - 2342 BC

First Dynasty of Lagash (Lagash I, Early Dynastic Lagash)

 

 

 

2570 - 2540 BC Ur-Nanshe

 

 

 

... - ... BC Eannatum

 

 

 

... - ... BC Enannatum I

 

 

 

2450 - ... BC Entemena

 

 

 

... - ... BC Enannatum II

 

 

 

... - ... BC Enetarzi

 

 

 

2384 - 2378 BC Lugalanda

 

 

 

2378 - 2371 BC Uru-inimgina

 

 

 

 

 

 

2334 - 2191 BC
(or 2371-2230 BC)

Akkadian Dynasty
(Agade rulers, Sargonic Dynasty, Old Akkadian Period)

2334 - 2279 BC (or 2371-2316 BC) Sargon of Akkad

2315 - 2307 BC Rimush (Son of Sargon)

2306 - 2292 BC Manishtusu (Son of Sargon)

2291 - 2255 BC Naram-Sin (Grandson of Sargon)

2254 - 2230 BC (or ... - 2191 BC) Shar-kali-sharri

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2230 - 2100 BC

Second Dynasty of Lagash (Lagash II)

 

 

 

... - ... BC Ur-Ningirsu I

 

 

 

... - ... BC Lugalushumgal

 

 

 

... - ... BC Puzur-Mama

 

 

 

2158 - 2150 BC Ur-Bau

 

 

 

2145 - 2135 BC Gudea (Ur-Bau's son-in-law)

 

 

 

... - ... BC Ur-Ningirsu II (Ur-Bau's son)

 

 

 

... - ... BC Ugme (Ur-Bau's son)

 

 

 

... - ... BC Ur-Gar (Ur-Bau's son-in-law)

 

 

 

... - ... BC Nammakhani (Ur-Bau's son-in-law)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2112 - 2004 BC
(or 2113-2005 BC or 2060-1952 BC)

Third Dynastic Period of Ur (Ur III, 3rd dynasty of Ur)

 

2112 - 2094 BC King Ur-Namma (Ur-Nammu, 18 years)

 

 

 

2094 - 2046 BC King Shulgi (Sulgi, 48 years)

 

 

 

2046 - 2037 BC King Amar-Sin (9 years)

 

 

 

2037 - 2028 BC King Su-Sin (Shu-Sin, 9 years)

 

 

 

2028 - 2004 BC King Ibbi-Sin (24 years)

 

 

 

*Check this period against the  Sumerian King List.

 

 

 

 

 

c. 2000 BC   Ur is conquered by the Elamites. King Ibbi Sin is taken prisoner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017 - 1794 BC

First Dynasty of Isin (Isin I)

(Go here for the Second Dynasty of Isin)

 

 

 

2017 - 1985 BC King Ishbi-Erra

 

 

 

1984 - 1975 BC King Shu-ilishu

 

 

 

1974 - 1954 BC King Iddin-Dagan

 

 

 

1953 - 1935 BC King Ishme-Dagan

 

 

 

1934 - 1924 BC King Lipit-Ishtar

 

 

 

1923 - 1896 BC King Ur-Ninurta

 

 

 

1895 - 1875 BC King Bur-Sin

 

 

 

1874 - 1870 BC King Lipit-Enlil

 

 

 

1869 - 1862 BC King Erra-imitti

 

 

 

1861 - 1838 BC King Ennlil-bani

 

 

 

1837 - 1835 BC King Zambia

 

 

 

1834 - 1831 BC King Iter-pisha

 

 

 

1830 - 1828 BC King Ur-dukuga

 

 

 

1827 - 1817 BC King Sin-magir

 

 

 

1816 - 1794 BC King Damiq-ilishu

 

 

 

 

 

 

2025 - 1763 BC

Larsa Dynasty

 

 

 

2025 - 2005 BC King Naplanum

 

 

 

2004 - 1977 BC King Emisum

 

 

 

1976 - 1942 BC King Samium

 

 

 

1941 - 1933 BC King Zabaia

 

 

 

1932 - 1906 BC King Gungunum

 

 

 

1905 - 1895 BC King Abisare

 

 

 

1894 - 1866 BC King Sumuel

 

 

 

1865 - 1850 BC King Nur-Adad

 

 

 

1849 - 1843 BC King Sin-iddinam

 

 

 

1842 - 1841 BC King Sin-eribam

 

 

 

1840 - 1836 BC King Sin-iqisham

 

 

 

1835 - 1835 BC King Silli-Adad

 

 

 

1834 - 1823 BC King Warad-Sin

 

 

 

1822 - 1763 BC (or 1792 - ... BC) King Rim-Sin
(Rim-Sin conquered Isin)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1990 - 1792 BC
(or 2004-1792 BC)

Eshnunna (Independence after the collapse of Ur III)

 

 

1990 - ... BC King Bilalama

 

 

 

1820 - ... BC King Dadusha

 

 

 

1792 BC   Conquered by  Hammurabi. End of Eshunna's independence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1792 BC

Now part of the Old Babylonian Empire

 

 

 

 

 

 

1115 BC

Now part of the Middle Assyrian Empire

 

 

 

 

 

 

605 BC

Now part of the Chaldean Empire

 

 

 

 

 

 

539 BC

Now part of the Persian Empire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

around 317 BC

Ur abandoned

 

 

 

 

  
 
 

"It has to be said that at a distance of four thousands years, a discrepancy of a hundred years or so does not seem to be of fundamental importance, but the need to compare developments across the whole of Asia and Egypt makes it important to have an agreed absolute chronology."

Crawford, H.E.W. (2004) Sumer and the Sumerians, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press




 

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