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Balih

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BalihofKishwas the fourteenthSumerianking in the First Dynasty of Kish, according to theSumerian king list.His father wasEtana,whom he succeeded as ruler.[1]The kings on the early part of theSKLare usually not considered historical, except when they are mentioned inEarly Dynasticdocuments. Balih is not one of them.[2]

References

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  1. ^Thorkild Jacobsen,The Sumerian King List(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1939), pp. 80f
  2. ^Marchesi, Gianni (2010)."The Sumerian King List and the Early History of Mesopotamia".M. G. Biga - M. Liverani (Eds.), ana turri gimilli: Studi dedicati al Padre Werner R. Mayer, S. J., da amici e allievi (Vicino Oriente - Quaderno 5; Roma):231–248.
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Sumer
probably fictional
Succeeded by
EnsiofKish
probably fictional