Early Dynastic I period: 2900–2750 BC
Early Dynastic II period: 2750–2600 BC
Early Dynastic III a period: 2600–2500 BC
Early Dynastic III b period: ca. 2500–2334 BC

Predynastic kings before the deluge event
"After the kingship descended from heaven,
the kingship was in Eridug.
In Eridug, Alulim became king;
he ruled for 28800 years.„
Alulim 8 sars (28,800 years)
Alalngar 10 sars (36,000 years)
"Then Eridug fell and the kingship was taken to Bad-tibira."
En-men-lu-ana 12 sars (43,200 years)
En-men-gal-ana 8 sars (28,800 years)
Dumuzid, the Shepherd  "the shepherd" 10 sars (36,000 years)
"Then Bad-tibira fell and the kingship was taken to Larag."
En-sipad-zid-ana 8 sars (28,800 years)
"Then Larag fell and the kingship was taken to Zimbir."
En-men-dur-ana 5 sars and 5 ners (21,000 years)
"Then Zimbir fell and the kingship was taken to Shuruppag."
Ubara-Tutu 5 sars and 1 ner (18,600 years)
"Then the flood swept over."

Post-deluge dynasties (ED I – II)
First Dynasty of KISH after ca. 2900 BC
"After the flood had swept over, and the kingship had descended from heaven, the kingship was in
Kish.„
Ngushur 1200 years Kullassina-bel 960 years Nangishlishma 670 years En-tarah-ana 420 years Babum
300 years Puannum 840 years Kalibum 960 years Kalumum 840 years Zuqaqip 900 years Atab (or A-ba)
600 years Mashda "the son of Atab" 840 years Arwium "the son of Mashda" 720 years Etana "the
shepherd, who ascended to heaven and consolidated all the foreign countries" 1500 years Balih "the
son of Etana" 400 years En-me-nuna 660 years Melem-Kish "the son of En-me-nuna" 900 years
Barsal-nuna ("the son of En-me-nuna")* 1200 years Zamug "the son of Barsal-nuna" 140 years Tizqar
"the son of Zamug" 305 years Ilku 900 years Iltasadum 1200 years En-me-barage-si "who made the land
of Elam submit" 900 years
Aga of Kish "the son of En-me-barage-si" 625 years - ca. 2600 BC contemporary with Gilgamesh of
Uruk, according to the Epic of Gilgamesh
"Then Kish was defeated and the kingship was taken to
 E-ana."

First Dynasty of URUK ca. 27th – 26th century BC
Mesh-ki-ang-gasher of E-ana "the son of Utu" 324 years "Mesh-ki-ang-gasher entered the sea and
disappeared."
Enmerkar "the son of Mesh-ki-ang-gasher, the king of Unug, who built Unug (Uruk)" 420 years
Lugalbanda "the shepherd" 1200 years
Dumuzid (Dumuzi) "the fisherman whose city was Kuara."
("He captured En-me-barage-si single-handed.")* 100 years,
ca. 2600 BC Gilgamesh "whose father was a phantom (?), the lord of Kulaba" 126 years (contemporary
with Aga of Kish),
 Ur-Nungal "the son of Gilgamesh" 30 years
Udul-kalama "the son of Ur-Nungal" 15 years
La-ba'shum 9 years
En-nun-tarah-ana 8 years
Mesh-he "the smith" 36 years
Melem-ana 6 years
Lugal-kitun 36 years
"Then Unug was defeated and the kingship was taken to Urim (Ur)."

Early Dynastic III a dynasties ( = historical period)
Ca. 26th century
First dynasty of Ur (starting with Mesanepada known from the Royal Cemetery)
Dynasty of Awan
Second dynasty of Kish
Early Dynastic III b dynasties
(ca. 2500 – ca. 2271 BC)
First Dynasty of Lagash - not mentioned in the King List (known from inscriptions)
Dynasty of Hamazi
Second dynasty of Uruk
Second dynasty of Ur
Dynasty of Adab
Dynasty of Mari
Third dynasty of Kish
Dynasty of Akshak
Fourth dynasty of Kish
Third dynasty of Uruk
"Then Unug was defeated and the kingship was taken to Agade"

SETTLMENT ED I



SETTLMENT ED II - III






URUK-ED POTTERY



ED POTTERY KISH



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SCARLET WARE VESSEL


scarlet 1
SCARLET WARE


scarlet2



scarlet3



EARLY III POTTERY



EDc
ED POTTERY FROM KISH


EDg
SEAL IMPRESSIONS EARLY DYNASTIC  I - III


EDg



ED1 ED1
Tell Gubba/ Hamrin – ED II Round Building


EDg
ED III SEAL IMPRESSIONS


EDg



EDg
BANQUET SCENE - ED III


EDg
ED III SEAL IMPRESSIONS FROM THE ROYAL CEMETERY OF UR


EDg
GIRSU AND UR SEAL IMPRESSIONS – ED III


ED11 ED11
ED III CHLORITE VESSELS


ED4
SIN TEMPLE – KHAFAJE, PHASES I-VII


ED5
ISHTARAT AND NINNI-ZAZA TEMPLE FROM MARI


ED3
ABU TEMPLE (ED II) – ESHNNNA (Tell Asmar)


INANNA TEMPLE FROM NIPPUR
ED2


ISHTAR TEMPLE – ASHUR (ED)
FIG 58


OVAL TEMPEL – KHAFAJE,   INANNA TEMPLE – LAGASH (al.-Hiba)
FIG 53 ED2


FRIEZE DEPICTING MILKING OF TEMPLE COWS – AL.-UBAID TEMPLE
Fig 23 fryz mleka ED12


CLAY CONES WITH PETALS – AL UBAID  TEMPLE
ED12


„IMDUGUD RELIEF” – AL. UBAID TEMPLE
FIG 37


KISH – PALACE A AND „PLANO-CONVEX BUILDING”
Kisz, pałac in area P, ED ED3


ERIDU „PALACE
Pałac w Eridu, ED