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'''Atab''' of [[Kish (Sumer)|Kish]] was the tenth [[Sumer]]ian king in the First Dynasty of Kish (after ca. 2900 BC), according to the [[Sumerian king list]]. His successor was his son [[Mashda]].
'''Atab''' of [[Kish (Sumer)|Kish]] was the tenth [[Sumer]]ian king in the First Dynasty of Kish (after c. 2900 BC), according to the [[Sumerian king list]]. His successor was his son [[Mashda]]. Atab is unlikely to have existed as his name does not appear on texts dating from the period in which he was presumed to have lived ([[Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia)|Early Dynastic period]]).<ref name=":12">{{Cite journal|last=Marchesi|first=Gianni|date=2010|title=The Sumerian King List and the Early History of Mesopotamia|url=https://www.academia.edu/10052536/The_Sumerian_King_List_and_the_Early_History_of_Mesopotamia|journal=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)|pages=231-248}}</ref>


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== References ==
{{Sumerian King List}}
{{Sumerian rulers}}
{{Reflist}}{{Sumerian King List}}
[[Category:Kings of Kish]]

[[Category:Sumerian rulers]]
[[Category:Sumerian kings]]




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Latest revision as of 10:22, 14 March 2023

Atab of Kish was the tenth Sumerian king in the First Dynasty of Kish (after c. 2900 BC), according to the Sumerian king list. His successor was his son Mashda. Atab is unlikely to have existed as his name does not appear on texts dating from the period in which he was presumed to have lived (Early Dynastic period).[1]

Preceded by King of Sumer
(probably fictional)
Succeeded by
Ensi of Kish
(probably fictional)

References

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  1. ^ 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.