Tirigan Explained

Tirigan
King of Sumer
Reign:	fl. late 3rd millennium BCE
Predecessor:	Si'um
Successor:	Utu-hengal
Royal House:	Gutian Dynasty of Sumer

Tirigan (fl. late 3rd millennium BCE,, ti-ri₂-ga-a-an)^[1] was the 19th and last Gutian ruler in Sumer mentioned on the "Sumerian King List" (SKL). According to the SKL: Tirigan was the successor of Si'um. Tirigan ruled for 40 days before being defeated by Utu-hengal of Uruk, c. 2050 BC.^{[2] [3]}

Sumerian King List

See main article: Sumerian King List. According to the Sumerian King List:

Victory stele of Utu-hengal

Tirigan is mentioned extensively in the victory stele of his nemesis and successor, Utu-hengal (also known as Utu-Khegal and Utu-Hegal):

See also

• History of Sumer
• Sumerian King List
• List of Mesopotamian dynasties
• Chronology of the ancient Near East

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sumerian Dictionary . oracc.iaas.upenn.edu.
2. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/596848/Tirigan 'Tirigan'
3. http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/etcsl.cgi?simplesearchword=tirigan&simplesearch=translation&searchword=&charenc=gcirc&lists= The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature