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Sumerian King List — The Sumerian king list is an ancient text in the Sumerian language that lists kings of Sumer from Sumerian and foreign dynasties. It records the location of official kingship, along with the rulers and the lengths of their rule. Kingship was… … Wikipedia
BABYLONIAN KING LIST — Continuing the framework set up by the earlier Sumerian King List, Mesopotamian scribes composed similar chronological lists, which are not preserved in their entirety. King List Aenumerates the kings from the First Dynasty of Babylon to the… … Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia
Sumerian creation myth — The earliest record of the Sumerian creation myth and flood myth is found on a single fragmentary tablet excavated in Nippur, sometimes called the Eridu Genesis. It is written in the Sumerian language and datable by its script to 2150 BC,[1]… … Wikipedia
List of Kings of Babylon — The following is a list of the kings of Babylonia, a major city and empire in ancient lower Mesopotamia, compiled from the traditional Babylonian king lists and modern archaeological findings.The Babylonian king listThe Babylonian King List is… … Wikipedia
List of Assyrian kings — Ancient Mesopotamia Euphrates · Tigris Sumer Eridu · Kish · Uruk · … Wikipedia
king lists — Lists compiled by various Mesopotamian scribes over the course of many centuries in an effort to record the many rulers of the various kingdoms of the region. Also included in some lists are the names of rulers of neighboring regions. The… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
List of Kings of Iraq — After World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the province of Iraq came under the control of the United Kingdom. Despite the efforts of the British, the people rebelled and Iraq showed itself a hard land to govern. In order to… … Wikipedia
List of Iraqis — This list of Iraqis includes people who were born in Iraq and people who are of Iraqi ancestry, who are significantly notable for their life and/or work. This list should be carefully maintained, and adding or deleting a name without first… … Wikipedia
KING, KINGSHIP — (Heb. מלֶךְ, מַלְכוּת). In the Bible The term king in the biblical frame of reference and that of the Ancient Near East generally designates a governor and ruler, usually the sole authority over his subjects. This term is used to designate the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of inventors of writing systems — This is a chronological list of any individuals, legendary or real, who are purported by traditions to have invented alphabets or other writing systems, whether this is proven or not.* Enos Biblical patriarch, ascribed introduction of consonantal … Wikipedia
