Editing Kish (Sumer) (section)

==List of rulers==
The ''[[Sumerian King List]] (SKL)'' lists only 39 rulers among four dynasties of Kish. A fifth dynasty is known and it was an [[Amorite]] dynasty unnamed on the ''SKL''. The following list should not be considered complete:
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|colspan="7"align="center"style="background-color:palegoldenrod"|'''[[Early Dynastic I|Early Dynastic I period]] ({{circa|2900|2650 BC|lk=yes}})'''
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!colspan="7"|[[History of Sumer#First Dynasty of Kish|First dynasty of Kish / Kish I dynasty]] ({{circa|2900|2650 BC}})
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|colspan="7"align="left"|{{quotation|''"After the [[Sumerian flood myth|flood]] had swept over, and the [[Throne|kingship]] had descended from [[Anu|heaven]], the kingship was in Kish."''|''[[Sumerian King List]] (SKL)''}}
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|1st
|[[File:Sumerian King List, 1800 BC, Larsa, Iraq (detail).jpg|120px]]
|[[Jushur]]<br>𒄑𒃡
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|{{fl.|{{c.|2900 BC}}}}<br><small>(1,200 years)</small>
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*Names before Etana do not appear in any other known source, and their existence is archaeologically unverified
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"[[lugal|King]]"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"[[Hegemony|Kingship]]"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Historicity uncertain
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|2nd
|[[File:Sumerian King List, 1800 BC, Larsa, Iraq.jpg|120px]]
|[[Kullassina-bel]]<br>𒄢𒆷𒍣𒈾𒁁𒂖𒃻
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(960 years)</small>
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*The name is believed to be a [[East Semitic languages|Kishite]] phrase meaning, ''"All of them (were) lord"'', which may denote a period of no central authority in the early period of Kish
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Historicity uncertain
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|3rd
|rowspan="10"|[[file:Sumeriankinglist.jpg|120px]]
|[[Nangishlishma]]<br>𒄢𒆷𒍣𒈾𒁁𒂖
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(670 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
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|4th
|[[En-tarah-ana]]<br>𒂗𒁰𒀭𒈾
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(420 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
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|5th
|[[Babum]]<br>𒁀𒁍𒌝
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(300 years)</small>
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*The name is believed to be a Kishite word for ''"gate"''
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Historicity uncertain
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|6th
|[[Puannum]]<br>𒁍𒀭𒉡𒌝
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(840 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Historicity uncertain
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|7th
|[[Kalibum]]<br>𒂵𒉌𒁍𒌝
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(960 years)</small>
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*The name is believed to be a Kishite word for ''"[[Saluki#History|hound]]"''
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Historicity uncertain
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|8th
|[[Kalumum]]<br>𒅗𒇻𒈬𒌝
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(840 years)</small>
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*The name is believed to be a Kishite word for ''"[[Wild goat|lamb]]"''
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Historicity uncertain
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|9th
|[[Zuqaqip]]<br>𒅗𒂵𒄄𒅁
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(900 years)</small>
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*The name is believed to be a Kishite word for ''"[[Fattail scorpion|scorpion]]"''
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Historicity uncertain
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|10th
|[[Atab]]<br>𒀉𒋰
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(600 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
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|11th
|[[Mashda]]<br>𒈦𒆕𒆤
|Son of Atab
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(840 years)</small>
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*The name is believed to be a Kishite word for ''"[[Arabian sand gazelle|gazelle]]"''
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Historicity uncertain
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|12th
|[[Arwium]]<br>𒅈𒉿𒌑𒌝
|Son of Mashda
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(720 years)</small>
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*The name is believed to be a Kishite word for ''"[[Goitered gazelle|male gazelle]]"''
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Historicity uncertain
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|13th
|[[File:Fragment of the Epic of Etana, Akkadian, Mesopotamia, First Dynasty of Babylon, c. 1895-1595 BC, clay - Morgan Library & Museum - New York City - DSC06599.jpg|120px]]
|[[Etana]]<br>𒂊𒋫𒈾
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|''"the [[Shepherd#Religion|shepherd]], who ascended to heaven and consolidated all the foreign countries"''
|{{reign|single=c. 2800 BC|show=lword}}<br><small>(1,500 years)</small>
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*Known from the Babylonian ''Myth of Etana''
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Historicity uncertain
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|14th
|rowspan="3"|[[File:Lista Reale Sumerica.jpg|120px]]
|[[Balih]]<br>𒁀𒇷𒄴
|Son of Etana
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(400 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
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|15th
|[[En-me-nuna]]<br>𒂗𒈨𒉣𒈾
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(660 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
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|16th
|[[Melem-Kish]]<br>𒈨𒉈𒆧𒆠
|Son of En-me-nuna 
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(900 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
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|colspan="7"align="left"|{{quotation|''"1,560 are the years of the dynasty of En-me-nuna."''|''SKL''}}
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|17th
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|[[Barsal-nuna]]<br>𒁇𒊩𒉣𒈾
|Son of En-me-nuna
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(1,200 years)</small>
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*His name may have meant sheep of the prince. Barsal means sheep
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Historicity uncertain
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|18th
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|[[Zamug]]<br>𒁾
|Son of Barsal-nuna 
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(140 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
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|19th
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|[[Tizqar]]<br>𒋾𒄑𒃼
|Son of Zamug
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(305 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
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|20th
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|[[Ilku]]<br>𒅋𒆪𒌑
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(900 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
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|21st
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|[[Iltasadum]]<br>𒅋𒋫𒊓𒁺𒌝
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(1,200 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
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|22nd
|[[File:Mebaragsi, King of Kish (transcription of fragment, original in Iraq National Museum).jpg|120px]]
|[[En-me-barage-si]]<br>𒂗𒈨𒁈𒄄𒋛
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|''"who made the land of [[Elam]] submit"''
|{{reign|single=c. 2750|era=BC}}<br><small>(900 years)</small>
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*Historicity certain<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Marchesi|first=Gianni|title=Toward a Chronology of Early Dynastic Rulers in Mesopotamia|url=https://www.academia.edu/10655886|editor-first1=W. |editor-last1=Sallaberger |editor-first2=I. |editor-last2=Schrakamp |journal=History & Philology (ARCANE 3; Turnhout) |pages=139–156|date=January 2015}}</ref>
*The earliest ruler on the ''SKL'' confirmed independently from epigraphical evidence and can be historically verified with archaeology
*''[[Tempore|temp.]]'' of [[Dumuzid the Fisherman|Dumuzid]] of [[Uruk]]
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|23rd
|[[File:Aga of Kish Stele of Ushumgal.png|120px]]
|[[Aga of Kish|Aga]]<br>𒀝𒂵
|Son of En-me-barage-si
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|{{reign|single=c. 2700|era=BC}}<br><small>(625 years)</small>
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*Son of En-me-barage-si
*Historicity certain<ref name=":0"/>
*''temp.'' of [[Gilgamesh]] of Uruk
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|colspan="7"align="left"|{{quotation|''"1,525 are the years of the dynasty of En-me-barage-si. 23 kings; they ruled for 24,510 years, 3 months, and 3½ days. Then Kish was defeated and the kingship was taken to [[Eanna]] ([[Uruk#List of rulers|Uruk]])."''|''SKL''}}
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|colspan="7"align="center"style="background-color:palegoldenrod"|'''Early Dynastic II period ({{circa|2650|2550 BC}})'''
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|Munushushumgal<br>𒊩𒃲𒁔
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|''Uncertain''; this ruler may have {{fl.|{{c.|2900|2500 BC}}}} sometime during the ED I, II, and/or IIIa period(s)<ref name=":0"/>
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*Historicity certain<ref name=":0"/>
*Father of a king<ref name=":0"/>
*Possibly a king himself<ref name=":0"/>
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|colspan="7"align="center"style="background-color:palegoldenrod"|'''Early Dynastic IIIa period ({{circa|2550|2500 BC}})'''
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|Lugalmen
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|''Uncertain''; this ruler may have {{fl.|{{c.|2700|2500 BC}}}} sometime during the ED II and/or IIIa period(s)<ref name=":0"/>
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*Historicity certain<ref name=":0"/>
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|Lugalutu<br>𒈗𒌓
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|''Uncertain''; this ruler may have {{fl.|{{c.|2600|2500 BC}}}} sometime during the ED IIIa period<ref name=":0"/>
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*Historicity certain<ref name=":0"/>
*A king of Kish<ref name=":0"/>
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|Menunesi
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|''Uncertain''; this ruler may have {{fl.|{{c.|2600|2500 BC}}}} sometime during the EDIIIa period<ref name=":0"/>
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*Historicity certain<ref name=":0"/>
*''temp.'' of [[Lumma#Lumma as a deified king|Lumma]]<ref name=":0"/>
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|
|[[File:Uhub vase inscription.jpg|120px]]
|[[Uhub]]<br>𒌑𒄸
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|{{reign|single=c. 2570|era=BC}}
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*Historicity certain
*Known from vase fragments bearing the title ''"[[Ensi (Sumerian)|Governor]] of Kish"''
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|[[File:Mace head of Mesilim Louvre AO2349.jpg|120px]]
|[[Mesilim]]<br>𒈨𒁲
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|{{reign|single=c. 2550|era=BC}}
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*Historicity certain
*''temp.'' of [[Lugalshaengur]] of [[Lagash]]<ref name=":0"/>
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|colspan="7"align="center"style="background-color:palegoldenrod"|'''Early Dynastic IIIb period ({{circa|2500|2350 BC}})'''
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!colspan="7"|Second dynasty of Kish / Kish II dynasty ({{circa|2500|2430 BC}})
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|colspan="7"align="left"|{{quotation|''"Then [[Awan (ancient city)|Awan]] was defeated and the kingship was taken to Kish."''|''SKL''}}
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|1st
|[[File:Transcription of the Weld-Blundell Prism. Stephen Herbert Langdon (1876-1937) Published in 1923.jpg|120px]]
|[[Susuda]]<br>𒁻𒋢𒆳𒊒𒁕
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|''"the fuller"''
|{{reign|single=c. 2500|era=BC}}<br><small>(201 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
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|Aya'anzud<br>𒀀𒀭𒅎𒂂𒄷
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|rowspan="2"|''Uncertain''; these two rulers may have {{fl.|{{c.|2500|2470 BC}}}} sometime during the EDIIIb period.<ref name=":0"/>
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*Historicity certain.
*''temp.'' of [[Ur-Nanshe]] of Lagash
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|Ennail<br>𒂗𒈾𒅋
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*Historicity certain
*''temp.'' of [[Akurgal]] of Lagash<ref name=":0"/>
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|Zuzu<br>𒍪𒍪
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|{{reign|single=c. 2470|era=BC}}
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*Historicity certain<ref name=":0"/>
*Originally from [[Akshak]]<ref name=":0"/>
*''temp.'' of [[Eannatum]] of Lagash<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|2nd
|rowspan="6"|[[File:Translation of the Weld-Blundell Prism. Stephen Herbert Langdon (1876-1937) Published in 1923.jpg|120px]]
|[[Dadasig]]<br>𒁕𒁕𒋝
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(81 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
|-
|3rd
|Mamagal<br>𒈣𒈣𒃲
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|''"the boatman"''
|''Uncertain''<br><small>(360 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
|-
|4th
|Kalbum<br>𒅗𒀠𒁍𒌝
|Son of Mamagal
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(195 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
|-
|5th
|Tuge<br>𒌆𒂊
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(300 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
|-
|6th
|Men-nuna<br>𒃞𒉣𒈾
|Son of Tuge
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(180 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
|-
|7th
|Lugalngu<br>𒂗𒉈𒀹𒁯
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|{{reign|single=c. 2450|era=BC}}<br><small>(290 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
|-
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|Ibbi-Ea<br>𒂗𒉈𒀹𒁯
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|{{reign|single=c. 2430|era=BC}}<br><small>(420 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
|-
|colspan="7"align="left"|{{quotation|''"8 kings; they ruled for 3,195 years. Then Kish was defeated and the kingship was taken to [[Hamazi#List of rulers|Hamazi]]."''|''SKL''}}
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!colspan="7"|[[History of Sumer#Kug-Bau and the Third Dynasty of Kish|Third dynasty of Kish / Kish III dynasty]] ({{circa|2430|2360 BC}})
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|colspan="7"align="left"|{{quotation|''"Then [[List of kings of Mari#First kingdom|Mari]] was defeated and the kingship was taken to Kish."''|''SKL''}}
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|1st
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|[[Kug-Bau]]<br>𒆬𒀭𒁀𒌑
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|''"the woman tavern-keeper, who made firm the foundations of Kish"''
|{{reign|single=c. 2400|era=BC}}<br><small>(100 years)</small>
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*Historicity uncertain
*The only known woman in the ''SKL''; said to have gained independence from [[En-anna-tum I]] of [[Lagash]] and [[En-shag-kush-ana]] of [[Uruk]]; contemporary with Puzur-Nirah of [[Akshak]], according to the later ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=1i5b6STWnroC&q=Puzur-Nirah+Ku-baba&pg=PA267 Chronicle of the É-sagila]''
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
|-
|colspan="7"align="left"|{{quotation|''"1 king; she ruled for 100 years. Then Kish was defeated and the kingship was taken to [[Akshak#List of rulers|Akshak]]."''|''SKL''}}
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|colspan="7"align="center"style="background-color:palegoldenrod"|'''Proto-Imperial period ({{circa|2350|2334 BC}})'''
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!colspan="7"|Fourth dynasty of Kish / Kish IV dynasty ({{circa|2360|1897 BC}})
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|8th
|[[File:Weld-Blundell Prism with transcription by Stephen Herbert Langdon (1876-1937).jpg|120px]]
|Enbi-Ishtar<br>𒂗𒉈𒀹𒁯
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(290 years)</small>
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*Historicity certain
*Appears on a version of the ''SKL'' as one of the last kings of the Kish II dynasty; however, his reign may have immediately preceded that of [[Ur-Zababa]] from the Kish III and/or IV dynasty<ref name=":0"/>
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of ''"king"'' of not just Kish; but, all of Sumer
|-
|colspan="7"align="left"|{{quotation|''"Then the reign of Akshak was [[abolition of monarchy|abolished]] and the kingship was taken to Kish."''|''SKL''}}
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|1st
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Weld-Blundell Prism with transcription and translation by Stephen Herbert Langdon (1876-1937).jpg|120px]]
|[[Puzur-Suen]]<br>𒅤𒊭𒀭𒂗𒍪
|Son of Kug-bau 
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|{{reign|single=c. 2360|era=BC}}<br><small>(25 years)</small>
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*Son of Kug-bau
*Appears on a version of the ''SKL'' as one of the last kings of the Kish III dynasty
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of ''"king"'' of not just Kish; but, all of Sumer
|-
|2nd
|[[Ur-Zababa]]<br>𒌨𒀭𒍝𒂷𒂷
|Son of Puzur-Suen
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|{{reign|single=c. 2340|era=BC}}<br><small>(6 years)</small>
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*Appears on a version of the ''SKL'' as one of the last kings of the Kish III dynasty
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of ''"king"'' of not just Kish; but, all of Sumer
*According to the ''SKL'': [[Sargon of Akkad]] was his cup-bearer
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|colspan="7"align="center"style="background-color:palegoldenrod"|'''[[Akkadian Period|Akkadian period]] ({{circa|2334|2154 BC}})'''
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|3rd
|rowspan="6"|[[File:The Sumerian King List, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.jpg|120px]]
|Zimudar<br>𒍣𒈬𒁯
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(30 years)</small>
|
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
|-
|4th
|Usi-watar<br>𒌑𒍣𒉿𒁯
|Son of Zimudar
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(7 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
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|5th
|Eshtar-muti<br>𒁹𒁯𒈬𒋾
|
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(11 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
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|6th
|Ishme-Shamash<br>𒅖𒈨𒀭𒌓
|
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|''Uncertain''<br><small>(11 years)</small>
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*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
|-
|7th
|Shu-ilishu<br>𒋗𒉌𒉌𒋗
|
|
|''Uncertain''<br><small>(15 years)</small>
|
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
|-
|8th
|Nanniya<br>𒈾𒀭𒉌𒅀
|
|''"the jeweller"''
|''Uncertain''<br><small>(7 years)</small>
|
*Said on the ''SKL'' to have held the title of, ''"King"'' of not just Kish; but, to have held the ''"Kingship"'' over ''all'' of Sumer
*Known from the ''SKL''; very little otherwise
*Historicity uncertain
|-
|colspan="7"align="left"|{{quotation|''"8 kings; they ruled for 485 years. Then the reign of Kish was abolished and the kingship was returned a third time to [[Uruk]]."''|''SKL''}}
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|Iphur-Kish
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|{{reign|single=c. 2254|era=BC}}
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*Historicity certain
*''temp.'' of [[Naram-Suen of Akkad]]
*A ruler of Kish who led a northern coalition of ten city-states during the [[Gutian rule in Mesopotamia#Great Revolt against Naram-Sin|Great Revolt]] against Naram-Suen
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|colspan="7"align="center"style="background-color:palegoldenrod"|'''[[Isin-Larsa period]] ({{circa|2025|1763 BC}})'''
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!colspan="7"|Manana dynasty ({{circa|1897|1847 BC}})
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|Iawian
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|{{reign|single=c. 1897|era=BC}}
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|Manana
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|{{reign|single=c. 1888|era=BC}}
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|Halium
|
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|''Uncertain''
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|-
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|Abdi-Erah
|
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|''Uncertain''
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|-
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|Ahi-marasy
|
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|''Uncertain''
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|Naqimum
|
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|{{reign|single=c. 1872|era=BC}}
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|Sumu-iamutbala
|
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|{{reign|single=c. 1855|era=BC}}
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|Ashduniarim
|
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|{{reign|single=c. 1847|era=BC}}
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