Balulu

Balulu
𒁀𒇻𒇻
King of Ur
King at war leading soldiers, from the Standard of Ur.
Reignfl. circa 2600 BCE
PredecessorElulu
SuccessorPeli (?)
HouseFirst Dynasty of Ur
Location of Ur, in Western Asia, modern Iraq.

Balulu (Sumerian: 𒁀𒇻𒇻, ba-lu-lu; fl.c. 2600 BC)[1] was the final king of the First Dynasty of Ur, according to the Sumerian King List, which states he ruled for 36 years:[2]

"... Mesh-ki-ang-Nanna, son of Mesannepada, was king, 36 years he ruled; Elulu, 25 years he ruled; Balulu, 36 years he ruled; 4 kings, the years: 171(?) they ruled. Ur with weapons was struck down; the kingship to Awan was carried off.

— Sumerian King List, 137-147.[2]

Both his reign and the dynasty came to an end when he was defeated by a king of Awan.[3]

  1. ^ "Sumerian Dictionary". oracc.iaas.upenn.edu.
  2. ^ a b "CDLI-Found Texts". cdli.ucla.edu.
  3. ^ "The Sumerian king list: translation". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.