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List of Rulers of Mesopotamia

Table of Contents Southern Mesopotamia Northern Mesopotamia Mesopotamia United

Southern Mesopotamia
Early Dynastic period
Gilgamesh of Uruk (legendary)	2700 B.C.
Mesanepada of Ur	2450 B.C.
Eannatum of Lagash	2400 B.C.
Enannatum of Lagash	2430 B.C.
Uruinimgina of Lagash	2350 B.C.
Lugalzagesi of Uruk	2350 B.C.
Dynasty of Akkad (Agade)
Sargon	2340–2285 B.C.
Rimush	2284–2275 B.C.
Manishtushu	2275–2260 B.C.
Naram-Sin	2260–2223 B.C.
Shar-kali-sharri	2223–2198 B.C.
Dynasty of Lagash
Gudea(1)	2150–2125 B.C.	1
Third Dynasty of Ur
Ur-Nammu	2112–2095 B.C.
Shulgi	2095–2047 B.C.
Amar-Sin	2046–2038 B.C.
Shu-Sin	2037–2029 B.C.
Ibbi-Sin	2028–2004 B.C.
Dynasty of Isin
Ishbi-Erra	2017–1985 B.C.
Shu-ilishu	1984–1975 B.C.
Iddin-Dagan	1974–1954 B.C.
Lipit-Ishtar	1934–1924 B.C.
Dynasty of Larsa
Rim-Sin	1822–1763 B.C.
Old Babylonian dynasty
Sin-muballit	1812–1793 B.C.
Hammurabi	1792–1750 B.C.
Kassite dynasty
Kadashman-Enlil I	1374–1360 B.C.
Burnaburiash II	1359–1333 B.C.
Kurigalzu II	1332–1308 B.C.
Babylonian dynasty
Nabu-mukin-zeri	731–729 B.C.
Marduk-apla-iddina II	721–710 B.C.
Shamash-shum-ukin	667–648 B.C.
Neo-Babylonian dynasty
Nabopolassar	625–605 B.C.
Nebuchadnezzar II	604–562 B.C.
Amel-Marduk	561–560 B.C.
Neriglissar	559–556 B.C.
Labashi-Marduk	556 B.C.
Nabonidus	555–539 B.C.

Northern Mesopotamia
Old Assyrian dynasty
Shamshi-Adad	1813–1781 B.C.
Dynasty of Mari
Zimri-Lim	1775 B.C.
Middle Assyrian dynasty
Ashur-uballit I	1365–1330 B.C.
Enlil-nirari	1329–1320 B.C.
Adad-nirari I	1307–1275 B.C.
Tukulti-Ninurta I	1244–1208 B.C.
Ashur-dan I	1179–1134 B.C.
Tiglath-pileser I	1114–1076 B.C.
Ashur-bel-kala	1073–1056 B.C.
Neo-Assyrian dynasty(2)		2
Ashurnasirpal II	883–859 B.C.
Shalmaneser III	858–824 B.C.
Shamshi-Adad V	823–811 B.C.
Adad-nirari III	810–783 B.C.
Shalmaneser IV	782–773 B.C.
Ashur-dan III	772–755 B.C.
Ashur-nirari V	754–745 B.C.
Tiglath-pileser III	745–727 B.C.
Shalmaneser V	726–722 B.C.
Sargon II	721–705 B.C.
Sennacherib	704–681 B.C.
Esarhaddon	680–669 B.C.
Ashurbanipal	668–627 B.C.
Ashur-etel-ilani	626–623 B.C.
Sin-shar-ishkun	622–612 B.C.
Ashur-uballit II	611–609 B.C.

Mesopotamia United
Achaemenid Persian dynasty
Cyrus II the Great	559–530 B.C.
Cambyses II	530–522 B.C.
Darius I	521–486 B.C.
Xerxes	486–465 B.C.
Artaxerxes I	465–424 B.C.
Darius II	423–405 B.C.
Artaxerxes II	405–359 B.C.
Artaxerxes III	358–338 B.C.
Artaxerxes IV	338–336 B.C.
Darius III	336–330 B.C.

Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Citation

Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art. "List of Rulers of Mesopotamia". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/meru/hd_meru.htm (October 2004)