Sumerian King List: Primary Sources

Sumerian King List: Primary Sources Apr 22, 2008 5:14:23 GMT -5

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Post by us4-he2-gal2 on Apr 22, 2008 5:14:23 GMT -5

Thread Orientation: We a number of months ago hit on a discussion of numerology which spilled over into discussion of the SKL. Questions remain as the usefullness of this material for reconstructing Sumerian history, particularly chronology of the Early Dynastic period, and of course the lingering question of the significance of those Regnal spans - This thread is dedicated to as methodical and studious review of the material as can be achieved at enenuru.

The Sources

The Sumerian king list is drawn from a good many cuneiform sources, from differing provenance and period - often in the secondary literature these are referred to in abbreviated (almost cryptic) terminology for example "WB" - this can make it hard to get a handle on the material. However, once an explanation is found, these are often pragmatic abbreviations and so I've made my first post here an explanation of SKL terminology. I have perused particularly the ETCSL translitation source guide here

Source WB

Mus #: Ashm 1923-444
CDLI: P384786
Publications: OECT 02, plts. 1-4
Provenance: Larsa

Source S

Mus #: BM 108857
CDLI: ?
Provenance: Sippar

Source P4+Ha

Mus #: CBS 13293 + CBS 13484
CDLI: P268525
P268374
Publications: PBS 5 4 pl. 91 / JCS 17 54
Provenance: Nippur

Source P2 + L2

Mus #: CBS 13981, CBS 14223, N 3368, Ni 9712a-c
CDLI: P268975, P269192
Publications: PBS 5 2, pl. 91 (CBS 13981), PBS 13 2 (CBS 14223), JCS 15 80 (N 3368), ISET 2 125; UMB 17 fig. 9 (Ni 9712a-c)
Provenance: Nippur

Source P3 + BT14

Mus #: CBS 13994 + Brockmon 14
CDLI: P268987 , ?
Publications: PBS 5 3, pl. 91
Provenance: Nippur

Source L1 + Ni1

Mus #: CBS 14220 + Ni 9712 a-c
CDLI: P269188
P269192
Publications: PBS 13 1 + ISET 2 125
Provenance: Nippur

Source P6

Mus #: N 1610
CDLI: P276734
Publications: JCS 15 80
Provenance: Nippur

Source P5

Mus #: CBS 19797
CDLI: P269973
Publications: PBS 5 5
Provenance: Nippur

Source vD

Mus #: IM 11053, 99
CDLI: P223400
Publications: TIM 9 36
Provenance: ?

Source J

Mus #: Jacobsen Coll. w/n
CDLI: [?
Publications: AS 11 217
Provenance: ?

Source Su1, Su2, Su3, Su4

Mus #: ?
CDLI: ?
Publications: MDP 28 p. 17ff, 24f, 26, 27 and RA 31 150f, 160, 162, 164
Provenance: Susa

Source Ni2

Mus #: Ni 3195
CDLI: ?
Publications: ZA 50 31f.
Provenance: Nippur

Source G

Mus #: ?
CDLI: P344985
Publications: PRAK C 112, Genouillac, Henri de, 1925
Provenance: Kish

Source Fi

Mus #: HMA 9-1819
CDLI: P247916
Publications: JCS 17 40
Provenance: Tutub

Source ?

Mus #: UET 6 263
CDLI: P384786
Publications: ?
Provenance: Ur

Source Mi

Mus #: IM 29-15-199
CDLI: P256032
Publications: Michalowski 1984 (JAOS 103, 246)
Provenance: Nippur

Source IB

Mus #: IB 1546 + 1565
CDLI: ?
Publications: Wilcke 1987 pls. 35-36
Provenance: Isin

Source TL

Mus #: L87--520a+520b+641+769+770
CDLI: ?
Publications: Vincente 1995
Provenance: Tell Leilan

Source Go

Mus #: IM 63095
CDLI: [?
Publications: Finkelstein 1963
Provenance: Tell Harmal

WB 62

Mus #: Ash WB62
CDLI: P384786
Publications: OECT 2 4
Provenance: Larsa

Sumerian King List: Primary Sources

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