Alulim was the first king of Eridu and the first king of Sumer according to the Sumerian king list, making him the first king in the world. Eridu (URUNUNKI; Sumerian:eridug Akkadian: ?) from the Sumerian for 'mighty place' is modern Tell Abu Shahrain, Iraq Sumer ( Sumerian: sux-Latn [[Ki (earth ki]]-[[EN (cuneiform en]]-'''ĝir15''', Akkadian: Šumeru; possibly Biblical Shinar The Sumerian king list is an ancient text in the Sumerian language that lists kings of Sumer from Sumerian and foreign dynasties Enki, the god of Eridu, or his mortal son Adapa, are said to have brought civilization to Sumer. Enki ( Sumerian: dENKI(G 𒂗𒆠 was a Deity in Sumerian mythology, later known as Ea in Babylonian mythology Adapa or Adamu son of Ea (according to Sayce was a Sumerian and Babylonian mythical figure who accidentally rejected the gift of Immortality A Civilization is a society in which large numbers of people share a variety of common elements
"After the kingship descended from heaven, the kingship was in Eridug (Eridu). In Eridug, Alulim became king; he ruled for 28800 years. "
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| Unknown first recorded king | King of Sumer before ca. The history of Sumer, taken to include the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods spans the 5th to 3rd millennia BC ending with the downfall of the Third Eridu (URUNUNKI; Sumerian:eridug Akkadian: ?) from the Sumerian for 'mighty place' is modern Tell Abu Shahrain, Iraq The Sumerian king list is an ancient text in the Sumerian language that lists kings of Sumer from Sumerian and foreign dynasties The Sumerian king list is an ancient text in the Sumerian language that lists kings of Sumer from Sumerian and foreign dynasties 2900 BC or legendary | Succeeded by Alalngar |
| Unknown | Ensi of Eridu before ca. Alalngar (also written Alalĝar, sometimes transcribed Alalgar, Alaljar) of Eridu was the second pre-dynastic king of Sumer (before Énsi or ensí (spelled PATESI in Sumerian cuneiform, hence occasionally transliterated as patesi; possibly derived from en si-k> "lord Eridu (URUNUNKI; Sumerian:eridug Akkadian: ?) from the Sumerian for 'mighty place' is modern Tell Abu Shahrain, Iraq 2900 BC or legendary |
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