The Sumerian King List and the History of Ancient Mesopotamia

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The Sumerian King List is one of the oldest written documents in the history of the world. Though it lists many of the rulers and ruling city-states of ancient Sumer and Akkad, what more does it tell us with regard to the history of the region? Or does it tell us anything? In this episode, we'll understand just what the Sumerian King List is, what its purpose was, and why it may be important for our study of the history of ancient Mesopotamia.
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@HistorywithCy 3 жыл бұрын

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@nicnic1190 2 жыл бұрын

"Jesus" has been "ruling" for 2021 years.....food for thought

@CoolHistoryBros 3 жыл бұрын

Your reading of the original text makes this really epic, CY! Awesome representation of ancient history.

@connorgolden4 3 жыл бұрын

I never grow tired of the histories of these ancient lands. I’d love to see a video on post new kingdom Egypt, Urartu, the Medes, Lydia, and the phygrians. Especially post new kingdom Egypt.

@mambaramba 3 жыл бұрын

Was waiting for you to cover the king list!

@mumblingmercian3386 3 жыл бұрын

The last time I was this early, Alulim was still a young king of 4000 years!

@ThePrinceofParthia 3 жыл бұрын

and the kingship was taken to KZfaq.

@haha-lj5sq Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite theories for why the year list is so long is that the ancient Kings traveled with the Annunaki, and due to the properties of their space travel, the kings would only be gone, in their mind, for 10 or 20 years, but in reality, tens of thousands of years would’ve passed on earth.

@EnmerkarUnugKi 3 жыл бұрын

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@user-hh2is9kg9j 2 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of the Arabic chronicles when they talk about Ancient Kings that ruled for hundreds of years but when they came to times that are closer to them then we can see real dates and reasonable periods of rules.

@TheOdieD3 3 жыл бұрын

This show is my time machine. Thanks for your hard work Cy.

@PoliticalFuturism 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! As someone with familiarity on the subject of Sumerian king lists, I found this video to be a very useful supplement - and a good reminder of some of what I've forgotten - to my existing knowledge. Thank you Cy!

@mithridatesvi1650 3 жыл бұрын

Man, seriously, your work is simply amazing. Keep it up

@Angayasse 3 жыл бұрын

This was a fun intro :D Thanks for the cool and fact-packed video again!!

@ConnorHiggins 3 жыл бұрын

5:24

@brendanobrien6943

Isn't it possible that each name identifies a dynasty rather than individual (the time frames would still be massive obviously)?

@abdelghafarlynda948 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is wonderful and distinctive and contains very simple historical information

@TheOdieD3 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent Cy! Good history

@wesplybon9510 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos and this one is no exception! Thank you! If no one has told you before, your recording volume is pretty loud. Turning it down a bit will help it sound cleaner too as it won't peak so often.

@wesesheskhnemtuhit 3 жыл бұрын

It's said (in the Babylonian standard version I think) that the gods diminished mankind with a deluge because they had become too noisy and disturbed the gods' peace. This is because they multiplied rapidly and had long ages. After the deluge we still see long reigns for kings, but they seem to decrease in time (not instantly) as we drift further from the event. Quite a smooth transition to the more sensible years of reign.