Barsal-nuna
Appearance
Barsal-nuna(Sumerian:𒁇𒊩𒉣𒈾 bar.sal.nun.na) ofKishwas the seventeenth Sumerian king in the First Dynasty of Kish, according to theSumerian King List.His father wasEn-me-nuna;he succeeded his brotherMelem-Kish.[1]His name may have meantSheep of the Prince.Barsal (𒁇𒊩) meansA sheep.[2]Barsal-nuna is not mentioned inEarly Dynasticdocuments, meaning that is likely that he was not a historical person.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Thorkild Jacobsen,The Sumerian King List(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1939), pp. 82f
- ^"EPSD".
- ^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.