Near East Kingdoms

City State of Bad-tibira

Second of the pre-Flood city states, Bad-Tibira (with a probable modern location at Tell al-Madain) was situated on the Iturungal Canal, below Umma. The Bible mentions it as Tubal. The city's main god was Lulal, while the city's temple was E-mush-kalamma, which was mentioned in the tale, Inanna's Descent to the Underworld. Bad-Tibira seems to have greatly lost its importance after the Flood, although it was known by the Greeks as Panti-Biblos.

According to the Sumerian king list, a total of three kings ruled for 108,000 years, once (one dynasty) in Bad-tibira and then the kingship was removed to Larak. A later version of the list written in Larsa in the Gutian or Third Dynasty of Ur period, inserts Kichu-Ana as the second king in the sequence. Perhaps this king had been omitted from other lists for political reasons.

fl c.2856? BC

Ruled for 43,200 years (12 years?). Founded the city.

(From the WB-62 list. Some versions swap him for Kichu-Ana.)

fl c.2844? BC

Ruled for 28,800 years (8 years?).

fl c.2836? BC

Ruled for 36,000 years (10 years?).