(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.)
After the kingship
descended from heaven, the kingship was in Eridug. In Eridug, Alulim
became king; he ruled for 28800 years. Alaljar ruled for 36000
years.
2 kings; they ruled for
64800 years.
Then Eridug fell and the
kingship was taken to Bad-tibira.
In Bad-tibira, En-men-lu-ana
ruled for 43200 years. En-men-gal-ana ruled for 28800 years. Dumuzid,
the shepherd, ruled for 36000 years.
3 kings; they ruled for
108000 years.
Then Bad-tibira fell (?)
and the kingship was taken to Larag.
In Larag, En-sipad-zid-ana
ruled for 28800 years.
1 king; he ruled for
28800 years.
Then Larag fell (?) and
the kingship was taken to Zimbir.
In Zimbir, En-men-dur-ana
became king; he ruled for 21000 years.
1 king; he ruled for
21000 years.
Then Zimbir fell (?) and
the kingship was taken to Curuppag.
In Curuppag, Ubara- Tutu
became king; he ruled for 18600 years.
1 king; he ruled for
18600 years.
In 5 cities 8 kings;
they ruled for 241200 years.
Then the flood swept
over.
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 1200 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 have 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. Etana, the shepherd, who ascended to heaven and
consolidated all the foreign countries, became king; he ruled for
1500 (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:) 1560 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 1200 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 1200 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:) 1525 are the years of the dynasty of En-men-barage-si.
23 kings; they ruled for
24510 years, 3 months, and 3 1/2 days.
Then Kic was defeated
and the kingship was taken to E-ana.
In E-ana,
Mec-ki-aj-gacer, the son of Utu, became lord and king; he ruled for
324 (ms. P2+L2 has instead: 325) years. Mec-ki-aj-gacer entered the
sea and disappeared. Enmerkar, the son of Mec-ki-aj-gacer, the king
of Unug, 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, the shepherd, ruled for 1200 years. Dumuzid, the
fisherman, 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, whose father was a phantom (?), the lord of
Kulaba, ruled for 126 years. Ur- Nungal, the son of Gilgamec, 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 36
(ms. Su2 has instead: 420) years.
12 kings; they ruled for
2310 (ms. Su2 has instead: 3588) years.
Then Unug was defeated
and the kingship was taken to Urim.
In Urim, 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.
In 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.
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.
In 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.
(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.)
In 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 was defeated
(ms. TL has instead: destroyed) and the kingship was taken to Urim.
In 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 + X years.)
Then Urim was defeated
(ms. TL has instead: destroyed) and the kingship was taken to Adab.
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.
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.
In Kic, Kug- Bau, the
woman tavern-keeper, who made firm the foundations of Kic, became
king; she ruled for 100 years.
1 king; she ruled for
100 years.
Then Kic was defeated
(ms. TL has instead: destroyed) and the kingship was taken to Akcak.
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. (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)
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. Uß„i-watar,
the son of Zimudar (ms. TL has instead: Ziju-iake), ruled for 7 (ms.
S has instead: 6) years. Ectar-muti 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:
7 kings; they ruled for
491 years.
Then Kic was defeated
(ms. S has instead: Then the reign of Kic was abolished) and the
kingship was taken (ms. P3+BT14 has instead: was returned a third
time) to Unug. (ms. IB omits the 3rd dynasty of Unug of ll. 258-263)
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.
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 was abolished) and the
kingship was taken to Unug.
In 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. Pð+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
was abolished) and the kingship was taken to the army (ms. Su3+Su4
has instead: land) of Gutium.
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.
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 was defeated
and the kingship was taken to Urim.
In Urim, Ur- Namma
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 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.
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 -- 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-kuga
ruled 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-diluvium dynasties; the
translation of ll. 378-431 uses numerical data from each
mss. but follows the wording of P2+L2 and L1+N1)
- A total of 39 kings ruled for 14409 + X years, 3
months and 3 1/2 days, 4 times in Kic.
- A total of 22 kings ruled for 2610 + X years, 6
months and 15 days, 5 times in Unug.
- A total of 12 kings ruled for 396 years, 3 times in
Urim.
- A total of 3 kings ruled for 356 years, once in Awan.
- A total of 1 king ruled for 420 years, once in
Hamazi.
- 16 lines missing
- A total of 12 (?) kings ruled for 197 (?) years,
once in Agade.
- 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 28876 + X (ms. P4+Ha has instead:
3443 + X) years. 21.