Balih

Balih of Kish was the fourteenth Sumerian king in the First Dynasty of Kish (after c. 2900 BC), according to the Sumerian king list. His father was Etana, whom he succeeded as ruler.[1]

References

Thorkild Jacobsen, The Sumerian King List (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1939), pp. 80f

Regnal titles
Preceded by Etana	King of Sumer after c. 2900 BC	Succeeded by En-me-nuna
Preceded by Etana	Ensi of Kish after c. 2900 BC	Succeeded by En-me-nuna

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[1] Thorkild Jacobsen, The Sumerian King List (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1939), pp. 80f

[2] According to the Sumerian King List, the First Dynasty of Ur was finally defeated, and power went to the Elamite Awan dynasty. "Then Urim was defeated and the kingship was taken to Awan." in Kriwaczek, Paul (2014). Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization. Atlantic Books. p. 136. ISBN 9781782395676.