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E-kur (Enlil’s House) – Temple Hymn

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(gods in blue)

(E-kur = Enlil‘s temple residence in Nippur, Earth Colony Command Central)

“Ninlil, righteous woman of Enlil, you dwell in the Ki-ur (‘holy of holies’).”

1-13. The great house is as great as a mountain.

The house of Enlil is as great as a mountain.

(E-kur, Enlil‘s & Ninlil‘s ziggurat residence in Nippur, top structure was added in 1900 by American archaeologists)

The (mud-brick-built) house of Ninlil is as great as a mountain.

The bedchamber is as great as a mountain.

The house which knows no daylight (electricity?) is as great as a mountain.

The house at the Lofty Gate is as great as a mountain.

The house at the Gate of Well-being is as great as a mountain.

The courtyard of Enlil is as great as a mountain.

The ursaĝ-galama is as great as a mountain.

The holy Renowned Gate is as great as a mountain.

The Gate From Which Grain Is Never Diverted is as great as a mountain.

The Ubšu-unkena is as great as a mountain.

The Ĝa-ĝiš-šua is as great as a mountain.

14-27. The house of Ninlil is as great as a mountain.

The gate Kan-innamra is as great as a mountain.

(Enlil‘s Earth Colony Command Central / “Great Mountain” of mud brick)

The E-itida-buru is as great as a mountain.

The courtyard of the Egal-ma is as great as a mountain.

The lofty E-itida-buru is as great as a mountain.

The Entum-galzu is as great as a mountain.

The Innam-gidazu is as great as a mountain.

(Nannar / Suen, Enlil‘s son, patron god of Ur, home of Biblical High-Priest Terah & son Abraham)

The Suen (Nannar / Sin) Gate is as great as a mountain.

The Du-kug, the holy place, is as great as a mountain.

The field of E-dima is as great as a mountain.

The Ane-ĝara is as great as a mountain.

The Ašte, the pure place, is as great as a mountain.

The E-tilla-ma is as great as a mountain.

The Ĝa-apina is as great as a mountain.

28. Sa-gida.

29. He declares: ‘Heavenward (?)!’

30. Its ĝišgiĝal.

31-41. For him who declares it, for him who declares it, the house comes forth like the daylight.

For him who declares that he is of the mountain, the house comes forth like the daylight.

For him who declares that he is of the house of Enlil, the house comes forth like the daylight.

For him who declares that he is of the house of Ninlil, the house comes forth like the daylight.

For him who declares that he is of the house of Ninurta, the house comes forth like the daylight,

for him who declares that he is of the house of the princely son (Enlil, heir to Anunnaki throne).

42. Kirugu.

(inside the ziggurat of Enlil & Ninlil)

43-52. The house towers high in full grandeur; in its midst is a mountain of aromatic cedars.

The house of Enlil towers high in full grandeur; in its midst is a mountain of aromatic cedars.

The house of Ninlil towers high in full grandeur; in its midst is a mountain of aromatic cedars.

The courtyard of Enlil towers high in full grandeur; in its midst is a mountain of aromatic cedars.

The courtyard of Ninlil towers high in full grandeur; in its midst is a mountain of aromatic cedars.

53. Sa-ĝara.

54. …… rejoice …….

55. Its ĝišgiĝal.

56-68. Its king is worthy of Enlil the king in the true house of youth.

(Ninurta & father Enlil, the giant Earth Commander, father Anu rules heaven / Nibiru, son Enlil rules Earth)

The hero Ninurta is worthy of Enlil the king in the true house of youth.

The offspring (?) of Ninlil is worthy of Enlil the king in the true house of youth.

The lord, the hero (?) of the E-kur (Enlil‘s temple residence in Nippur),

is worthy of Enlil the king in the true house of youth.

The offspring (?) of Enlil is worthy of Enlil the king in the true house of youth.

Lord Ašimbabbar (Nannar / Sin) is worthy of Enlil the king in the true house of youth.

(Nannar / Biblical El, patron god over Ur, symbolized as the Moon Crescent God of then & now)

The princely son of the E-kur is worthy of Enlil the king in the true house of youth.

69. …… (This rubric was probably omitted accidentally)

70. He is the favorite of Enlil.

71. Its ĝišgiĝal.

Enlil in E-Kur

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(gods in blue)

Enlil‘s commands are by far the loftiest, his words are holy, his utterances are immutable!

The fate he decides is everlasting, his glance makes the mountains anxious,

his …… reaches into the interior of the mountains.

(King of Nibiru Anu‘s son of the “double seed” law of succession to kingship, his royal heir)

All the gods of the earth bow down to father Enlil (Earth Colony Commander),

(Enlil‘s lofty Earth Colony Command Central / residence in Nippur, top of structure on left was added by American archaeologists around 1900)

who sits comfortably on the holy dais, the lofty dais,

to Nunamnir (Enlil), whose lordship and princeship are most perfect.

The Anunna (Anunnaki) gods enter before him and obey his instructions faithfully.

The mighty lord, the greatest in heaven and earth, the knowledgeable judge,

the wise one of wide-ranging wisdom, has taken his seat in the Duranki (“Bond Heaven and Earth”) ,

(Enlil‘s home on Earth, away from his home on planet Nibiru)

and made the Ki-ur (Enlil‘s residence in Nippur), the great place, resplendent with majesty.

He has taken up residence in Nibru (Nippur), the lofty bond between heaven and earth (Communication Center).

(Nippur mud brick-built ruins in excavation)

The front of the city is laden with terrible fearsomeness and radiance,

its back is such that even the mightiest god does not dare to attack,

and its interior is the blade of a sharp dagger, a blade of catastrophe.

For the rebel lands it is a snare, a trap, a net.

It cuts short the life of those who speak too mightily.

It permits no evil word to be spoken in judgment.

……, deception, inimical speech, hostility, impropriety, ill-treatment, wickedness, wrongdoing,

looking askance, violence, slandering, arrogance, licentious speech,

egotism and boasting are abominations not tolerated within the city.

The borders of Nibru (Nippur) form a great net, within which the hurin eagle spreads wide its talons.

(earthlings caught in the alien high-tech net of Ninurta‘s)

The evil or wicked man does not escape its grasp.

In this city endowed with steadfastness, for which righteousness and justice have been made a lasting possession,

and which is clothed in pure clothing on the quay,

the younger brother honors the older brother and treats him with human dignity;

people pay attention to a father’s word, and submit themselves to his protection;

the child behaves humbly and modestly towards his mother and attains a ripe old age.

In the city, the holy settlement of Enlil, in Nibru (Nippur), the beloved shrine of father Great Mountain,

he has made the dais of abundance, the E-kur (Enlil‘s temple residence), the shining temple, rise from the soil;

he has made it grow on pure land as high as a towering mountain.

(goddess Aya with dinner, & her spouse Utu climbing the ziggurat / “Great Mountain”, to Enlil on his throne in the E-kur)

Its prince, the Great Mountain, father Enlil, has taken his seat on the dais of the E-kur , the lofty shrine.

No god can cause harm to the temple’s divine powers (alien technologies).

Its holy hand-washing rites are everlasting like the earth.

Its divine powers are the divine powers of the Abzu (Enki‘s domain): no one can look upon them.

Its interior is a wide sea which knows no horizon.

In its …… glistening as a banner, the bonds and ancient divine powers (alien tech) are made perfect.

Its words are prayers, its incantations are supplications.

Its word is a favorable omen ……, its rites are most precious.

At the festivals, there is plenty of fat and cream; they are full of abundance.

Its divine plans bring joy and rejoicing, its verdicts are great.

(feasting artifact of gods in Mesopotamia)

Daily there is a great festival, and at the end of the day there is an abundant harvest.

The temple of Enlil is a mountain of abundance; to reach out, to look with greedy eyes, to seize are abominations in it.

The lagar priests of this temple whose lord has grown together with it are expert in blessing;

its gudu priests of the Abzu are suited for lustration rites; its nuec priests are perfect in the holy prayers.

(when the alien Anunnaki gods did the work, prior to “modern man”)

Its great farmer is the good shepherd of the Land, who was born vigorous on a propitious day.

The farmer, suited for the broad fields, comes with rich offerings; he does not …… into the shining E-kur.

(Sumer, land between the Rivers Euphrates & Tigris, the “Eden”, designed by Enlil)

Enlil, when you marked out the holy settlements, you also built Nibru, your own city (in the middle of them).

(E-kur, mud-brick-built mountain / ziggurat temple residence of alien gods Enlil & equal spouse Ninlil)

You …… the Ki-ur , the mountain, your pure place (Anunnaki Earth Colony Command Central).

You founded it in the Duranki , in the middle of the four quarters of the earth.

Its soil is the life of the Land, and the life of all the foreign countries.

Its brickwork is red gold, its foundation is lapis lazuli (blue-hued gem stone).

You made it glisten on high in Sumer as if it were the horns of a wild bull.

It makes all the foreign countries tremble with fear.

At its great festivals, the people pass their time in abundance.

(Ninhursag, Enlil‘s 1/2 sister, mother to Enlil‘s son & heir Ninurta)

Enlil, holy Urac (Ninhursag) is favored with beauty for you; you are greatly suited for the Abzu, the holy throne;

you are fresh yourself in the deep underworld, the holy chamber.

Your presence spreads awesomeness over the E-kur, the shining temple, the lofty dwelling.

Its fearsomeness and radiance reach up to heaven, its shadow stretches over all the foreign lands,

and its crenelation reaches up to the midst of heaven.

All lords and sovereigns regularly supply holy offerings there, approaching Enlil with prayers and supplications.

(Enlil in the “Eden”, where farming & sheep-herding by mankind began)

Enlil, if you look upon the shepherd favorably, if you elevate the one truly called in the Land,

then the foreign countries are in his hands, the foreign countries are at his feet!

Even the most distant foreign countries submit to him.

He will then cause enormous incomes and heavy tributes, as if they were cool water, to reach the treasury.

(Nippur ruins, constructed of mud bricks so strong, they could stand end upon end to the moon without crumbling, lasting thousands – tens of thousands of years)

In the great courtyard he will supply offerings regularly.

Into the E-kur , the shining temple, he will bring …….

Enlil, faithful shepherd of the teeming multitudes, herdsman, leader of all living creatures,

has manifested his rank of great prince (Anu‘s heir), adorning himself with the holy crown.

As the Wind of the Mountain occupied the dais, he spanned the sky as the rainbow.

(Enlil traverses the skies in sky-disc, scanning Earth Colony)

Like a floating cloud, he moved alone.

He alone is the prince of heaven, the dragon of the earth.

The lofty god of the Anunna himself determines the fates.

No god can look upon him.

(Ninlil on shore, Enlil, & their son Nusku)

His great minister and commander Nusku learns his commands and his intentions from him,

consults with him and then executes his far-reaching instructions on his behalf.

He prays to him with holy prayers and divine powers (alien technologies).

Without the Great Mountain Enlil, no city would be built, no settlement would be founded;

no cow-pen would be built, no sheepfold would be established;

no king would be elevated, no lord would be given birth;

no high priest or priestess would perform extispicy; soldiers would have no generals or captains;

no carp-filled waters would …… the rivers at their peak;

the carp would not …… come straight up from the sea, they would not dart about.

The sea would not produce all its heavy treasure, no freshwater fish would lay eggs in the reedbeds,

no bird of the sky would build nests in the spacious land; in the sky the thick clouds would not open their mouths;

on the fields, dappled grain would not fill the arable lands, vegetation would not grow lushly on the plain;

in the gardens, the spreading trees of the mountain would not yield fruits.

Without the Great Mountain, Enlil, Nintud (Ninhursag) would not kill, she would not strike dead;

(Ninhursag, Anu‘s daughter, Enlil‘s 1/2 sister, Chief Medical Scientist)

no cow would drop its calf in the cattle-pen, no ewe would bring forth …… lamb in its sheepfold;

the living creatures which multiply by themselves would not lie down in their ……;

the four-legged animals would not propagate, they would not mate.

Enlil, your ingenuity takes one’s breath away!

By its nature it is like entangled threads which cannot be unraveled, crossed threads which the eye cannot follow.

Your divinity can be relied on.

You are your own counselor and adviser, you are a lord on your own.

Who can comprehend your actions

No divine powers are as resplendent as yours.

No god can look you in the face.

(Enlil, heir to planet Nibiru with their One-World-Order, & Commander of Earth Colony)

You, Enlil, are lord, god, king.

You are a judge who makes decisions about heaven (planet Nibiru) and earth (colony).

(Gates of Heaven / Planet Nibiru to Lord Anu, & winged eagle-headed pilots)

Your lofty word is as heavy as heaven, and there is no one who can lift it.

The Anunna (Anunnaki alien) gods…… at your word.

Your word is weighty in heaven, a foundation on the earth.

In the heavens, it is a great ……, reaching up to the sky.

On the earth it is a foundation which cannot be destroyed.

When it relates to the heavens, it brings abundance: abundance will pour from the heavens (supplies to Earth).

When it relates to the earth, it brings prosperity: the earth will produce prosperity.

(Enlil, father-in-law Haia, mother-in-law Nisaba, equal spouse Ninlil, & unidentified)

Your word means flax, your word means grain.

Your word means the early flooding, the life of the lands.

It makes the living creatures, the animals which copulate and breathe joyfully in the greenery.

You, Enlil, the good shepherd, know their ways. …… the sparkling stars.

(Ninlil, Enlil‘s equal in authority spouse)

You married Ninlil, the holy consort, whose words are of the heart,

her of noble countenance in a holy ma garment, her of beautiful shape and limbs, the trustworthy lady of your choice.

Covered with allure, the lady who knows what is fitting for the E-kur ,

whose words of advice are perfect, whose words bring comfort like fine oil for the heart,

(giant gods Adad, father Enlil & mother Ninlil)

who shares the holy throne, the pure throne with you, she takes counsel and discusses matters with you.

You decide the fates together (equal rulers) at the place facing the sunrise.

Ninlil, the lady of heaven and earth, the lady of all the lands, is honored in the praise of the Great Mountain.

Prominent one whose words are well established, whose command and support are things which are immutable,

whose utterances take precedence, whose plans are firm words, Great Mountain, father Enlil, your praise is sublime.

The Sumerian Kings List: translation

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(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal...)

Sumerian on clay, Babylonia, 2000-1800 BC, 1 tablet, 8,1×6,5×2,7 cm, single column, 26 lines in cuneiform script.

(In the following translation, mss. are referred to by the sigla used by Vincente 1995; from those listed there, mss. Fi, Go, P6, and WB 62 were not used; if not specified by a note, numerical data come from ms. WB.)

(Sumerian Kings List, original ancient list of Earth’s 1st kings, all mixed-breeds kings appointed by the gods)

(land of the gods, the “Eden”, the land between the Rivers Euphrates & Tigris)

(Eridu ruins, Enki‘s patron city)

1-39 After the kingship descended from heaven, the kingship was in Eridug (Eridu).

In Eridug, Alulim (giant semi-divine descendant of the Anunnaki alien gods) became king; he ruled for 28,800 years.

Alaljar (bigger, stronger, faster, smarter, & lived much longer than non-mixed earthlings) ruled for 36,000 years.

2 kings; they ruled for 64,800 years.

Then Eridug fell and the kingship was taken to Bad-tibira.

(aerial view of looted Bad-tibira ruins, Dumuzi‘s patron city)

In Bad-tibira, En-men-lu-ana ruled for 43,200 years.

En-men-gal-ana ruled for 28,800 years.

Dumuzid the shepherd (Inanna‘s spouse), ruled for 36,000 years.

3 kings; they ruled for 108,000 years

Then Bad-tibira fell (?) and the kingship was taken to Larag.

In Larag (Larak), En-sipad-zid-ana ruled for 28,800 years.

1 king; he ruled for 28,800 years.

Then Larag fell (?) and the kingship was taken to Zimbir (Sippar).

(Sippar ruins, Utu‘s patron city)

In Zimbir, En-men-dur-ana became king; he ruled for 21,000 years.

1 king; he ruled for 21,000 years.

Then Zimbir fell (?) and the kingship was taken to Curuppag (Shuruppak).

In Curuppag (Ninlil‘s patron city), Ubara-Tutu (Noah‘s father) became king; he ruled for 18,600 years.

1 king; he ruled for 18,600 years.

In 5 cities 8 kings; they ruled for 241,200 years.

Then the flood swept over.

(Kish ruins, Ninhursag‘s patron city)

40-94 After the flood had swept over, and the kingship had descended from heaven, the kingship was in Kic.

In Kic, Jucur became king; he ruled for 1,200 years.

Kullassina-bel ruled for 960 (ms. P2+L2 has instead: 900) years.

Nanjiclicma ruled for (ms. P2+L2 has:) 670 (?) years.

En-tarah-ana ruled for (ms. P2+L2 has:) 420 years ……, 3 months, and 3 1/2 days.

Babum …… 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.

Kalumum ruled for 840 (mss. P3+BT14, Su1 has instead: 900) years.

Zuqaqip 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: Aba) ruled for 600 years.

Macda, the son of Atab, ruled for 840 (ms. Su1 has instead: 720) years.

Arwium, the son of Macda, ruled for 720 years.

(Kish King Etana is lifted by eagle pilot off the Earth, headed for Heaven / planet Nibiru, to see god the father, Anu)

Etana, the shepherd, who ascended to heaven (planet Nibiru) and consolidated all the foreign countries, became king;

he ruled for 1,500 (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-Kic, the son of En-me-nuna, ruled for 900 years.

(ms. P3+BT14 adds:) 1,560 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 1,200 years.

Zamug, the son of Barsal-nuna, ruled for 140 years.

Tizqar, the son of Zamug, ruled for 305 years. (ms. P3+BT14 adds:) 1620 + X …

Ilku ruled for 900 years.

Iltasadum ruled for 1,200 years.

En-men-barage-si, who made the land of Elam submit, became king; he ruled for 900 years.

Aga, the son of En-men-barage-si, ruled for 625 years. (ms. P3+BT14 adds:)

1,525 are the years of the dynasty of En-men-barage-si.

23 kings; they ruled for 24,510 years, 3 months, and 3 1/2 days.

Then Kic was defeated and the kingship was taken to E-ana (Anu‘s temple residence in Uruk).

(E-ana in Uruk, ziggurat residence of Anu, Inanna, etc.)

95-133 In E-ana, Mec-ki-aj-gacer, the (giant mixed-breed) son of Utu, became lord and king;

he ruled for 324 (ms. P2+L2 has instead: 325) years.

Mec-ki-aj-gacer (Meshkiagasher) entered the sea and disappeared.

Enmerkar, the son of Mec-ki-aj-gacer, the king of Unug (Uruk), 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 Mec-ki-aj-gacer. (ms TL adds instead: ……; he ruled for 5 + X years.)

Lugalbanda (Ninsun‘s semi-divine mixed-breed spouse), the shepherd, ruled for 1,200 years.

Dumuzid, the fisherman, (not Enki’s son) 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.

Gilgamec (Ninsun‘s son), whose father (Lugalbanda) was a phantom (?), the lord of Kulaba, ruled for 126 years.

Ur-Nungal, the son of Gilgamec (Gilgamesh), ruled for 30 years.

Udul-kalama, the son of Ur-Nungal (ms. Su1 has instead: Ur-lugal), ruled for 15 years.

La-ba’cum ruled for 9 years.

En-nun-tarah-ana ruled for 8 years.

Mec-he, the smith, ruled for 36 years.

Melem-ana (ms. Su2 has instead: Til-kug (?) ……) ruled for 6 (ms. Su2 has instead: 900) years.

Lugal-kitun (?) ruled for 3 (ms. Su2 has instead: 420) years.

12 kings; they ruled for 2,310 (ms. Su2 has instead: 3,588) years.

Then Unug (Uruk) was defeated and the kingship was taken to Urim (Ur).

(Nannar‘s ziggurat residence in patron city of Ur)

134-147 In Urim (Nannar‘s patron city), Mec-Ane-pada became king; he ruled for 80 years.

Mec-ki-aj-Nanna (ms. P2+L2 has instead: Mec-ki-aj-nuna), the son of Mec-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.

^148-159In Awan, …… became king; he ruled for …… years.

…… ruled for …… years.

…… ruled for 36 years.

3 kings; they ruled for 356 years.

Then Awan was defeated and the kingship was taken to Kic (Kish, Ninhursag‘s patron city).

160-178 In Kic, 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) …… ruled for 290 years.

Lugalju ruled for 360 (ms. L1+N1 has instead: 420) years.

8 kings; they ruled for 3195 (ms. L1+N1 has instead: 3792) years.

Then Kic was defeated and the kingship was taken to Hamazi.

^179-185In Hamazi, Hadanic 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 (Uruk).

(In mss. IB, L1+N1, TL, the 2nd dynasty of Unug of ll. 185-191 is preceded by the 2nd dynasty of Urim of ll. 192-203.)

^186-192In Unug, En-cakanca-ana became king; he ruled for 60 years.

Lugal-ure (ms. P3+BT14 has instead: Lugal-kinice-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 (Uruk) was defeated (ms. TL has instead:destroyed) and the kingship was taken to Urim (Ur).

^193-204In Urim, Nani became king; he ruled for (ms. vD has:) 120 + X (ms. IB has instead: 54 + X) years.

Mec-ki-aj-Nanna, the son of Nani, ruled for (ms. vD has:) 48 years.

……, the son (?) of ……, 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 + years.)

Then Urim was defeated (ms. TL has instead:destroyed) and the kingship was taken to Adab.

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.

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 gudu priest, ruled for 30 years.

Carrum-iter 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 Kic (Kish).

224-231 In Kic, Kug-Bau, the woman tavern-keeper, who made firm the foundations of Kic,

became king; she ruled for 100 years. (1st female as King)

1 king; she ruled for 100 years.

Then Kic was defeated (ms. TL has instead:destroyed) and the kingship was taken to Akcak (Akkad / Agade, Adad‘s domain).

232-243 In Akcak, 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.

Icu-Il ruled for (mss. IB, L1+N1, S, Su1 have:) 24 years.

Cu-Suen, the son of Icu-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 Akcak was defeated (ms. S has instead: Then the reign of Akcak was abolished)

and the kingship was taken to Kic (Kish).

(mss. IB, S, Su1, Su3+Su4 list the 3rd and 4th dynasty of Kic of ll. 224-231 and ll. 244-258, respectively, as one dynasty)

244-258 In Kic, 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: Ziju-iake) ruled for 30 (ms. IB has instead: 30 + X) years.

Uß³i-watar, the son of Zimudar (ms. TL has instead: Ziju-iake), ruled for 7 (ms. S has instead: 6) years.

Ectar-mut ruled for 11 (ms. Su1 has instead: 17 (?)) years.

Icme-Camac ruled for 11 years. (ms. Su1 adds:) Cu-ilicu ruled for 15 years.

Nanniya, the jeweller, (ms. Su1 has instead: Zimudar) (ms. IB has instead: ……) 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 Kic was defeated (ms. S has instead: Then the reign of Kic (Kish) was abolished)

and the kingship was taken (ms. P3+BT14 has instead: was returned a third time) to Unug (Uruk).

(ms. IB omits the 3rd dynasty of Unug of ll. 258-263)

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 (Akkad).

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.

Rimuc, the son of Sargon, ruled for 9 (ms. IB has instead: 7) (ms. L1+N1 has instead: 15) years.

Man-icticcu, the older brother of Rimuc, the son of Sargon, ruled for 15 (ms. L1+N1 has instead: 7) years.

Naram-Suen, the son of Man-icticcu, ruled for (mss. L1+N1, P3+BT14 have:) 56 years.

Car-kali-carri, the son of Naram-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 king? Who was the king? (ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: who was king? Who indeed was 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.

Cu-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 Cu-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 (Akkad) was abolished) and the kingship was taken to Unug (Uruk).

^297-307In Unug, Ur-nijin 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-nijin, 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-ili 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. PÝ+Ha, S have instead: 26) years

(ms. Su3+Su4, which omits Kuda and Puzur-ili, 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 (Uruk) was abolished) and the kingship was taken to the army (ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: land) of Gutium.

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 Inkicuc (ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: ……) ruled for 6 (ms. L1+Ni1 has instead: 7) years.

Zarlagab ruled for 6 years.

Culme (ms. L1+N1 has instead: Yarlagac) ruled for 6 years.

Silulumec (ms. Mi has instead: Silulu) ruled for 6 (ms. G has instead: 7) years.

Inimabakec ruled for 5 (ms. Mi has instead: Duga ruled for 6) years.

Igecauc 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: ……) ruled for 1 (ms. Mi has instead: 3) years.

Apil-kin ruled for 3 years.

La-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.

…… ruled for 7 years.

Tiriga (?) 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 (Uruk).

335-340 In Unug, Utu-hejal became king; he ruled for 427 years, …… 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, …… 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 (Uruk) was defeated and the kingship was taken to Urim (Ur).

341-354 In Urim, Ur-Namma (Ninsun’s son) became king; he ruled for 18 years.

Culgi, 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 Culgi, ruled for 9 (ms. Su3+Su4 has instead: 25) years.

Cu-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 Cu-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 (Ur) 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.

(Isin, Bau‘s patron city ruins, heavily looted)

355-377 In Isin, Icbi-Erra became king; he ruled for 33 (ms. P5 has instead: 32) years.

Cu-ilicu, the son of Icbi-Erra, ruled for 20 (ms. P5 has instead: 10) (ms. Su1 has instead: 15) years.

Iddin-Dagan, the son of Cu-ilicu, ruled for 21 (ms. Su1 has instead: 25) years.

Icme-Dagan, the son of Iddin-Dagan, ruled for (mss. P2, P5 have:) 20 (ms. Mi has instead: 18) years.

Lipit-Ectar, the son of Icme-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 Ickur (Adad) —

may he have years of abundance, a good reign, and a sweet life – ruled for (ms. P5 has:) 28 years.

Bur-Suen, the son of Ur-Ninurta, ruled for 21 years.

Lipit-Enlil, the son of Bur-Suen, ruled for 5 years.

Erra-imitti ruled for 8 (mss. P5, TL have instead: 7) years. (ms. P5 adds:) …… ruled for …… 6 months.

Enlil-bani ruled for 24 years.

Zambiya ruled for 3 years.

Iter-pica ruled for 4 years.

Ur-dul-kugaruled for 4 years.

Suen-magir ruled for 11 years.

(ms. P5 adds:) Damiq-ilicu, 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).

(Mss. P2+L2, L1+N1 and P4+Ha conclude with a summary of the post-diluvian dynasties; the translation of ll.

378-431 uses numerical data from each mss. but follows the wording of P2+L2 and L1+N1)

378-431A total of 39 kings ruled for 14409 + X years, 3 months and 3 1/2 days, 4 times in Kic (Kish).

A total of 22 kings ruled for 2610 + X years, 6 months and 15 days, 5 times in Unug (Uruk).

A total of 12 kings ruled for 396 years, 3 times in Urim (Ur).

A total of 3 kings ruled for 356 years, once in Awan.

A total of 1 king ruled for 420 years, once in Hamazi.

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A total of 12 (?) kings ruled for 197 (?) years, once in Agade (Akkad).

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 28,876 + X (ms. P4+Ha has instead: 3443 + X) 21 years.

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The Sumerian Kings List: translation

224-231 In Kic, Kug-Bau, the woman tavern-keeper, who made firm the foundations of Kic,

became king; she ruled for 100 years. (1st female as King)