ETCSLglossingSignSign name: IG
Values: eg, ek, g̃al2, ig, ik, iq

The Sumerian king list (c.2.1.1), line c211.77
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After the flood had swept over, and the kingship had descended from heaven, the kingship was in Kiš. In Kiš, Ĝušur became king; he ruled for 1200 years. Kullassina-bēl ruled for { 960 } { (ms. P2+L2 has instead:) 900 } years. Nanĝišlišma ruled for (ms. P2+L2 has:) { 670 } (?) years. En-taraḫ-ana ruled for (ms. P2+L2 has:) { 420 } years ……, 3 months, and 3 1/2 days. Babum …… ruled for (ms. P2+L2 has:) { 300 } years. Puannum ruled for { 840 } { (ms. P2+L2 has instead:) 240 } years. Kalibum ruled for { 960 } { (ms. P2+L2 has instead:) 900 } years. Kalūmum ruled for { 840 } { (mss. P3+BT14, Su1 have instead:) 900 } years. Zuqāqīp ruled for { 900 } { (ms. Su1 has instead:) 600 } years. (in mss. P2+L2, P3+BT14, P5, the 10th and 11th rulers of the dynasty precede the 8th and 9th) { Atab } { (mss. P2+L2, P3+BT14, P5 have instead:) A-ba } ruled for 600 years. Mašda, the son of Atab, ruled for { 840 } { (ms. Su1 has instead:) 720 } years. Arwium, the son of Mašda, ruled for 720 years. Etana, the shepherd, who ascended to heaven and consolidated all the foreign countries, became king; he ruled for { 1500 } { (ms. P2+L2 has instead:) 635 } years. Baliḫ, the son of Etana, ruled for { 400 } { (mss. P2+L2, Su1 have instead:) 410 } years. En-me-nuna ruled for { 660 } { (ms. P2+L2 has instead:) 621 } years. Melem-Kiš, the son of En-me-nuna, ruled for 900 years. { (ms. P3+BT14 adds:) 1560 are the years of the dynasty of En-me-nuna. } { Barsal-nuna, the son of En-me-nuna, } { (mss. P5, P3+BT14 have instead:) Barsal-nuna } ruled for 1200 years. Zamug, the son of Barsal-nuna, ruled for 140 years. Tizqār, the son of Zamug, ruled for 305 years. { (ms. P3+BT14 adds:) 1620 + X ……. } Ilku ruled for 900 years. Iltasadum ruled for 1200 years. En-me-barage-si, who made the land of Elam submit, became king; he ruled for 900 years. Aga, the son of En-me-barage-si, ruled for 625 years. { (ms. P3+BT14 adds:) 1525 are the years of the dynasty of En-me-barage-si. } 23 kings; they ruled for 24510 years, 3 months, and 3 1/2 days. Then Kiš was defeated and the kingship was taken to E-ana.
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