Lugal-kitun

Lugal-kitun
𒈗𒆠𒂅
Lugal-kitun; 𒈗𒆠𒂅
King of Uruk
Reign	c. 2546 – c. 2510 BC
Died	c. 2510 BC

Lugal-kitun (Sumerian: 𒈗𒆠𒂅, lugal-ki-tun₃; (died c. 2510 BC) was the 12th and last lugal of the first Dynasty of Uruk. He ruled in Mesopotamia in what is now Iraq. Little is known about Lugal-kitun.

According to the Sumerian King List, he reigned for 36 years. Lugal-kitun was overthrown by Mesannepada of Ur, ending the First Dynasty of Uruk and founding the First Dynasty of Ur.

References

↑ "Sumerian dictionary". oracc.iaas.upenn.edu.
↑ "The Sumerian king list (c.2.1.1), line c211.119". University of Oxford, Faculty of Oriental Studies (ETCSL Project). Retrieved September 22, 2025.

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Preceded by

Possibly Melem-ana

King of Uruk
c. 2546 – c. 2510 BC

Succeeded by

Possibly Mesannepada

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[1] "Sumerian dictionary". oracc.iaas.upenn.edu.

[ETCSL-2] "The Sumerian king list (c.2.1.1), line c211.119". University of Oxford, Faculty of Oriental Studies (ETCSL Project). Retrieved September 22, 2025.

Lugal-kitun

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