Barsal-nuna

Barsal-nuna (Sumerian: π’‡π’Š©π’‰£π’ˆΎ bar.sal.nun.na) of Kish was the seventeenth Sumerian king in the First Dynasty of Kish (after c. 2900 BC), according to the Sumerian King List. His father was En-me-nuna; he succeeded his brother Melem-Kish.[1]

His name may have meant Sheep of the Prince. Barsal (π’‡π’Š©) means A sheep.

References

  1. Thorkild Jacobsen, The Sumerian King List (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1939), pp. 82f
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Melem-Kish
King of Sumer
after c. 2900 BC
Succeeded by
Zamug
Ensi of Kish
after c. 2900 BC


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