Zuqaqip

Zuqaqip of Kish was the ninth Sumerian king of the semi-legendary First Dynasty of Kish (between c. 2900 and c. 2700 BC), according to the Sumerian King List, where his length of reign is given as 900 years.[1] His name means "Scorpion".[2]

Sources

Thorkild Jacobsen, The Sumerian King List (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1939), pp. 78f
William W. Hallo and William Kelly Simpson, The Ancient Near East: A History, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., New York, 1971, p. 41

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Preceded by Kalumum	King of Sumer after ca. 2900 BC	Succeeded by Atab
Preceded by Kalumum	King of Kish after ca. 2900 BC	Succeeded by Atab

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[1] Thorkild Jacobsen, The Sumerian King List (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1939), pp. 78f

[2] William W. Hallo and William Kelly Simpson, The Ancient Near East: A History, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., New York, 1971, p. 41

[3] 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.