User:SomeGuyWhoRandomlyEdits/Sumerian priesthood
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Hierarchy
[edit]Sumerian title | Role, position, purpose, and/or equivalent | Example user(s) |
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En 𒁮 𒉡𒈪𒉭 dam nu.gig |
Priest-king | Mesannepada |
En 𒂗 en |
Lord | |
Sanga 𒊫 sanga₂ |
High priest | |
Erešd 𒊩𒌆𒀭 ereš.diŋir |
High priestess | Enheduanna (fl. c. 2285 – c. 2250 BCE) |
Gudug 𒄴𒈨 gudug |
Priest | |
Nadītu 𒈾𒋾𒌈 na.di₃.tum |
Priestess |
Lists of priest-kings
[edit]List of priest-kings of Uruk
[edit]Priest-king | Approximated date | Succession and death details | Notes and references |
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Mesannepada | fl. c. 2425 – c. c. 2420 BCE | ||
Ur-Nammu | fl. c. 2112 – c. c. 2095 BCE |
List of priest-kings of Ur
[edit]Priest-king | Approximated date | Succession and death details | Notes and references |
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Enheduanna | fl. c. 2285 – c. c. 2250 BCE |
List of priest-kings of Nippur
[edit]Priest-king | Approximated date | Succession and death details | Notes and references |
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Tuta-napshum | fl. c. 2255 – c. c. 2230 BCE | ||
Sharkalisharri | fl. c. 2230 – c. c. 2217 BCE | ||
Puzur-Ishtar | fl. c. 2217 – c. c. 2154 BCE |
List of priest-kings of Eridu
[edit]Priest-king | Approximated date | Succession and death details | Notes and references |
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