Elulmesh (''
fl.'' late 3rd millennium BCE) was the fourth
Gutian ruler of the
Gutian Dynasty
The Gutian dynasty, also Kuti or Kutians ( Sumerian: , gu-ti-umKI) was a dynasty, originating among the Gutian people, that came to power in Mesopotamia ''c.'' 2199—2119 BC ( middle), or possibly ''c.'' 2135—2055 BC ( short), after displacing ...
of
Sumer
Sumer () is the earliest known civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (south-central Iraq), emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the sixth and fifth millennium BC. It is one of the cradles of c ...
mentioned on the
Sumerian King List
The ''Sumerian King List'' (abbreviated ''SKL'') or ''Chronicle of the One Monarchy'' is an ancient literary composition written in Sumerian that was likely created and redacted to legitimize the claims to power of various city-states and king ...
. While there is virtually no surviving evidence dating from this short timespan (thought to correspond with the first Gutian inroads into
Akkadian Akkadian or Accadian may refer to:
* Akkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire
* Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language
* Akkadian literature, literature in this language
* Akkadian cuneiform
Cuneiform is a logo- syllabi ...
territory), it has been suggested that this Elulmesh is to be identified as the same as the Akkadian king
Ilulu
Ilulu or Elulu, according to the '' Sumerian King List'', was one of four rivals (the others being Igigi, Imi, and Nanum) vying to be king of the Akkadian Empire during a three-year period following the death of Shar-kali-sharri
Shar-Kali-Sh ...
, also known from the King List.
[James G. MacQueen, ''Babylon'', 1964, p. 27.] Elulmesh was the successor of
Shulme
Shulme (''fl.'' late 3rd millennium BCReallexikon der Assyriologie by Erich Ebling, Bruno Meissner, 1993, Walter de Gruyter, ) was the third Gutian ruler of the Gutian Dynasty of Sumer mentioned on the Sumerian King List. According to the list, h ...
.
Inimabakesh then succeeded Elulmesh.
See also
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History of Sumer
The history of Sumer spans the 5th to 3rd millennia BCE in southern Mesopotamia, and is taken to include the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods. Sumer was the region's earliest known civilization and ended with the downfall of the Third Dynasty o ...
*
List of Mesopotamian dynasties
The history of Mesopotamia extends from the Lower Paleolithic period until the establishment of the Caliphate in the late 7th century AD, after which the region came to be known as Iraq. This list covers dynasties and monarchs of Mesopotamia up ...
References
Gutian dynasty of Sumer
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