From The Alpha and the Omega - Volume III
by Jim A. Cornwell, Copyright © July 20, 2002, all rights reserved
"Volume III - Sumerian Kings List - Unug (Uruk/Erech)- Second Dynasty"

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Sumerian Kings List - Unug (Uruk/Erech)- Second Dynasty


    Kings after the Flood, the city of Unug (Uruk/Erech) reigns.

    Other manuscripts show the second dynasty of Unug is preceded by the second dynasty of Urim.

City King City No. King Flood No. Kings Name Years ruled Other Notes
Unug (Uruk / Erech)
- Second Dynasty
1
52
 En-cakanca-ana 60 years
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    One source calls this king En-šakuš-Anna became King and reigned for 60 years around 2462-2402 B.C.    The contemporary dynasty of Lagash was En-temena, which is dated at 2404-2375 B.C.

Unug (Uruk / Erech)
- Second Dynasty
2
53
 Lugal-ure 120 years
 Other manuscripts have him as Lugal-kinice-dudu (?).
    One source calls this king Lugal-kiniše-dudu mentioned in the Second Dynasty of Ur who reigned for 26 (?) years between 2402-2376 B.C.    The contemporary dynasty of Lagash was not mentioned.

Unug (Uruk / Erech)
- Second Dynasty
3
54
 Argandea 7 years
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    One source calls this king Lugal-kiniše-si, son of Lugal-kiniše-dudu, reigned for 30 years around 2376-2346 B.C.    The contemporary dynasty of Lagash was En-ana-tuma II, which dated to 2374-2365 B.C.

City Number of Kings Total Years Ruled
Unug (Uruk / Erech)
- Second Dynasty
3
187 years

    One source claims the 3 Kings ruled 116 years between the dates 2462-2346 B.C.    The contemporary dynasty of Lagash dated between 2404-2365 B.C.
    The Ending Date for the First Dynasty of Ur was 2393 B.C., and the Starting Date of 2462 B.C. for the Second Dynasty of Unug, which overlaps into previous period by 69 years, thus 2393 B.C. should be used for chronological purposes.


    This file was created on November 20, 2004.

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