Kingship
KINGSHIP | OVERVIEW
THE FAST TRACK GROWTH SPURTS OF MODERN MAN
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After the FLOOD had swept over, and the kingship had DESCENDED from Heaven the kingship was in KISH, for a period of 9 250 Years.
The ANCIENT DATE LINE, sets the YEAR OF CREATION, to ADAM, in the year 4 010 BCE. This allows me to set this ‘arrival date’ at 13 260 BP. However, we do set the date of the LAST ICE AGE AT 10 900 BCE . . a 2 360 year possible error.
Then came the arrival of ETANA, the shephard, who consolidated all the ‘foreign countries,’ before he ASCENDED to Heaven.
The period of ETANA, is referred to as the MYTH OF ETANA. It lasted for a period of 1 500 Years.
The FIRST ARRIVAL FROM HEAVEN at 13 260 BP, and the date of ETANA is set at 11 760 BP.
Then for a period of 7 805 Years, descendants of ETANA ruled.
The RULE OF ETANA’s Great-Grand-Sons was in the year is 3 955 BCE, just 55 years short of the arrival of ADAM.
Then we see the arrival of ENMEBARAGESI. He made the land of ELAM, around the year 3 200 BCE. He reigned for 900 Years.
ANCIENT DATE LINE, sets the DATE OF ENOCH as 3 200 BCE, he could not have been ENOCH, as ENOCH, only lived for 365 Years. However, this bit of history remains a puzzle in my thoughts.
ENMEBARAGESI is the earliest ruler on the KINGS LIST to be verified directly from ARCHAEOLOGICAL evidence.
Then came AGA OF KISH, another son of ENMEBARAGESI. He reigned for 625 Years and it is recorded that he fought GILGAMESH.
ANCIENT SOURCES report that these ‘arrivals’ on EARTH were in the land of ELAM, which included the Cities of AWAN, ANSHAN, SIMACH and SUSA, in SOUTHWESTERN IRAN.
These ‘arrivals’ were not the ELIMITES of 2 700 BCE. It was not SARGON, who arrived around 2 300 BCE.
It is said that the descendants of ENMEBARAGESI, fought GILGAMESH in 2 000 BCE.
I could not get this bit of information cross referenced.
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD
THE URUK PERIOD
4 000 BCE – 3 100 BCE
This period is also known as the PROTOLITERATE PERIOD, between the PROTOHISTORIC CHALCOLITHIC PERIOD to the EARLY BRONZE PERIOD in the history of MESOPOTAMIA.
This period followed after the UBAID PERIOD and before the JEMDET NASR PERIOD.
It was named after the SUMERIAN CITY OF URUK. This is the period of the development of URBAN LIFE and the SUMERIAN CIVILIZATION.
In this period in history when we see the emergence of CUNEIFORM SCRIPTS (Clay Tablets).
Unfortunately this was also the period when POTTERY PAINTING declined, as we see COPPER taking over and giving birth to the CYLINDER SEAL.
The activities of the period 4 000 BCE onward to approximately 3 300 BCE are poorly known, so the archaeologist divided this period into three DATE LINES, OLD URUK – MIDDLE URUK and LATE URUK, it is this latter period somewhere between 3 200 BCE to approximately 3 100 BCE, that many digs gave us the best writing TABLETS of what life was about during those early years.
These TABLETS were found in the foundations of the newer buildings.
This period was named the JEMDET NASR PERIOD.
JEMDET NASR PERIOD
THE THIRD or LATE URUK PERIOD
3 200 BCE – 2 900 BCE
This was the period when we see the actual decline of the URUK CIVILISATION, and a number of distinct cultures being developed throughout the NEAR EAST.
Digs in the area revealed the area to be approximately 500 hectares. Our ARCHITECTURAL ARCHAEOLOGISTS discovered two constructions, consisting of two monumental crops located about 500 metres apart. Evidence revealed that it could have housed approximately 25 000 to 50 000 individuals.
The first area called the EANNA, revealed the remains of unparralled construction ever found dating back that far. These buildings were uniquely decorated with mosaic of hand painted clay cones. The buildings were notably a SQUARE Building, much like a ‘GRAND COURT’ with two very large buildings and a lot more buildings were excavated by our trusted ARCHAEOLOGISTS.
It is believed that this first section was built and dedicated to the goddess INANNA.
The second monumental area was attributed to the god ANU. This area revealed the WHITE TEMPLE measuring approximately 17.7m x 22.3 metres.
This building included a LABYRINTHINE PLAN called the STONE BUILDING.
THE FIRST RULERS OF URUK
When KISH was defeated, the kingship was taken to E-ANA (this could mean that it was ‘run by the church’ of the day)
Then came DUMUZID THE FISHERMAN, during the period known as the JEMDET NASR PERIOD. He reigned for 100 Years before he was captured by ENMEBARAGESI.
Then came GILGAMESH, who reigned for 126 Years
The 140 Years that followed GILGAMESH was ruled by 7 different kings
Then UNUG was defeated and the kingship was taken to URIM (UR)
THE FIRST DYNASTY OF UR (URIM)
In total 4 Rulers over a period of 177 Years reigned.
Then URIM (UR) was defeated and the kingship was taken to AWAN
THE DYNASTY OF AWAN
A DYNASTY FROM ELAM
There were 3 kings of AWAN, spanning 356 Years. The approximate date was 2 600 BCE. When AWAN was defeated, the kingship went back to KISH
SECOND DYNASTY OF KISH
There were 8 kings over a 2 027 years period
Then KISH was defeated and the kingship went to HAMAZI
THE FIRST DYNASTY OF LAGASH
2 500 BCE – 2 271 BCE
The DYNASTY OF LAGASH is not mentioned in the KINGS LIST, though it is well known from inscriptions
SECOND DYNASTY OF URUK
There were three Rulers for a period of 187 Years
Then UNUG were defeated and the kingship was taken to URIM (UR)
SECOND DYNASTY OF URIM (UR)
There were two Rulers, for a period of 168 Years
Then UR were defeated and the kingship was taken to ADAB
DYNASTY OF ADAB
LUGAL-ANE-MUNDU reigned for 90 Years during the year 2 500 BCE. It was recorded that he conquered all of MESOPOTAMIA from the PERSIAN GULF to the ZAGROS MOUNTAINS in ELAM Then ADAB was defeated and the kingship was taken to MARI.
DYNASTY OF MARI
This DYNASTY was ruled by six Rulers over a 136 Year period, during the year 2 500 BCE. Then MARI was defeated and the kingship was taken back to KISH
THIRD DYNASTY OF KISH
This DYNASTY was ruled by KUG BAU (KUBABA). She was the ONLY woman in the kings list, and she was a TAVERN-KEEPER and she stabalised the FOUNDATION of KISH, as ‘queen’ or LUGAL, over the land, during the years 2 500 BCE – 2 330 BCE. She gained INDEPENDENCE from EN-ANNA-TUM I of LAGASH and also from EN-SHAG-KUSH-ANA of URUK, a contempary of PUZUR-NIRAH of AKSHAK. According to the later “CHRONICLE OF THE E-SAGILA,” KISH was defeated after100 Years and the kingship was taken to AKSHAK.
FOUNDATION’ means making of a space, distinguished from the rest of the world by being given a location and a name.
DYNASTY OF AKSHAK
This DYNASTY was ruled by six Rulers over a 93 Year Period.
AKSHAK was defeated and the kingship was taken back to KISH again.
FOURTH DYNASTY OF KISH
This DYNASTY was now ruled by eight Rulers over a 506 Year period, from around 2 350 BCE. One of them was PUZUR-SUEN (the son of KUG-BAU).
Another ruler was UR-ZABABA (The Grandson of KUG-BAU) and He ruled for a total of 400 Years, and according to the kings list, SARGON of AKKAD was his cup-bearer. KISH was defeated and the kingship was taken to UNUG (URUK)
UMMA, modern day UMM AL-AQARIB in the DHI QAR PROVINCE in IRAQ, it was also known as GISHBAN.
UMMA, was located in SUMER, and established in 2 400 BCE. (Before the FLOOD OF NOAH). How did they survive. They did, as we could not find the FLOOD to have been as devastating as reported.
UMMA, wastaken by AGA OF KISH. However, during it’s FIRST DYNASTY, it was ruled by eleven Rulers until 2 350 BCE duirng the SECOND DYNASTY which ended in 2 113 BCE. It only had one Ruler and then it became a VASAL of the GUTIAN DYNASTY. This was confirmed when an inscription was found dating back to 2 130 BCE.
THIRD DYNASTY OF URUK
LUGAL-ZAGE-SI, ruled for 25 Years between 2 375 – 2 350 BCE. It is said that he defeated URUKAGINA of LAGASH, as well as KISH and other SUMERIAN Cities, and created a UNIFIED KINGDOM, but he was overthrown by SARGON OF AKKAD. SARGON reigned from 2 334 BCE to 2 279 BCE. SARGON, established the world’s first Empire in Mesopotamia.
Then UNUG (URUK) was defeated and the kingship was taken to AGADE (AKKAD)
DYNASTY OF AKKAD (AGADE) | DURING AND AFTER THE ‘FLOOD’
SARGON OF AKKAD, became king of AGADE in the year 2 358 BCE, when he defeated LUGAL-ZAGE-SI of URUK. He proceeded to take SUMER and began the AKKADIAN EMPIRE, which he ruled for 40 Years.
Over the next 105 Years, SARGON’s descendents ruled until 2 334 BCE and then we see that AKKAD had no ruler for about ONE YEAR. Then between 2 333 BCE to 2 125 BCE. We see that there were four Rulers over this four year period. In 2 125 BCE, DUDU OF AKKAD took over the Rule for the next 21 Years. In 2 104 BCE SHU-DURUL, the son of DUDU, took the reign and stayed in power for the next 15 Years.
After 184 Years AKKAD was defeated by GUTIANS and the kingship went back to UNUG (URUK).
FOURTH DYNASTY OF URUK
SHU-DURUL and DUDU ruled URUK from 2 091 BCE – 2 061 BCE. UNUG was taken by GUTIAN.
SECOND DYNASTY OF LAGASH
2 093 BCE – 2 046 BCE
Again the DYNASTY of LAGASH is not mentioned in the kings list though it is well known from INSCRIPTIONS.
GUTIAN ‘ARMY’ RULE
Life seem confused from the time GUTIAN took URUK – 19 Rulers, ruled URUK. Two names were found inscripted as a FOUNDATION at UMMA, which was YARLAGANDA and SI’UM. A Ruler named TIRIGAN only ruled for 40 Days. Then after 76 Years and 40 Days URUK was taken and the kingship went back to URUK Proper.
FIFTH DYNASTY OF URUK (UNUG)
The Army appointed UR-NAMMA as Governor of UR in 2 055 BCE, he ruled until 2 048 BCE.
THIRD DYNASTY OF UR (URIM)
UR-NAMMA, defeats NAMMAHANI of LAGASH, a contemporary of URUK and merges LAGASH, URUK and UR in 2 047 BCE and rules it for 18 Years. His family (sons of sons of sons etc) ruled what he created for the next 243 Years, when URIM (UR) gets defeated in 1 940 BCE.
THEN WE SEE THAT THE VERY FOUNDATION OF SUMER GETS TORN APART. .
And the kingship is taken to ISIN. During this period we see the rise of the INDEPENDENT AMORITE develpments in the LOWER MESOPOTAMIA getting a VOICE
DYNASTY OF ISIN
Contemporaries of UR (URIM) in 1 953 BCE starts the DYNASTY of ISIN, initionally ruled by ISHBI-ERRA, he ruled for 33 Yeas until 1 920 BCE.
71 Years later, the region is ruled by LIPIT-ESHTAR and contemporaries from GUNGUNUM of LARSA – 28 Years later contemporaries from ABISARE of LARSA, joined ISIN and was ruled by UR-NINURTA.
26 Years later, the region is ruled by ERRA-IMITI, then he appoints his gardener, ENLIL-BANI, as substitute king and then suddenly dies, however, collectively they had ruled for 8 Years.
The next 24 Years ISIN was ruled by ENLIL-BANI, the gardener and his gardener, SUMU-LA-EL of BABYLON was appointed substitute king. He served as a scapegoat and then he was sacrificed, how we could not find – but he survived and remained on the throne when ERRA-IMITTI suddenly died. Next came ZAMBIYA, as ruler and he brought with him contemporaries from SIN-IQISHAM of LARSA and they ruled for three Years. The next 45 Years were ruled by four Rulers.
1 996 BCE
THE TIME OF ABRAHAM AND WHOMEVER FOLLOWED HIM
DENISE
In my opinion, this is not a read for everybody. BUT it is a read which allows us to understand that ADAM and his family were not the first to have arrived within the BIBLICAL ‘ARENA’ of MESOPOTAMIA, SUMER, and the GARDEN near EDEN.
I do believe that GOD prepared the world for us to ‘LEARN’ and to ‘RECEIVE’ Wisdom and Knowledge and HIS RULES and HIS INSTRUCTIONS.
Modern man learned to be materialistic, failing GOD’S LAW. VANITY is known to be a sin, as instructed by GOD. But we clearly are not listening to GOD, and it all goes to ‘dust,’ in the same manner as all of these kings and Lugals of these evolving periods have destroyed themselves and others because they wanted to be better than the ‘next.’
Will we ever Learn, before we destroy the EARTH, but more destroy OURSELVES?.
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