Elulmesh (''
fl.
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'' late 3rd millennium BCE) was the fourth
Gutian ruler of the
Gutian Dynasty of
Sumer
Sumer () is the earliest known civilization, located in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (now south-central Iraq), emerging during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age, early Bronze Ages between the sixth and fifth millennium BC. ...
mentioned on the
Sumerian King List
The ''Sumerian King List'' (abbreviated ''SKL'') or ''Chronicle of the One Monarchy'' is an ancient Composition (language), literary composition written in Sumerian language, Sumerian that was likely created and redacted to legitimize the claims ...
. While there is virtually no surviving evidence dating from this short timespan (thought to correspond with the first Gutian inroads into
Akkadian territory), it has been suggested that this Elulmesh is to be identified as the same as the Akkadian king
Ilulu
Ilulu or Elulu (died 2189 BC), according to the ''Sumerian King List'', was one of four rivals (the others being Igigi, Imi, and Nanum) vying to be king of the Akkadian Empire during a three-year period following the death of Shar-Kali-Sharri ...
, also known from the King List.
[James G. MacQueen, ''Babylon'', 1964, p. 27.] Elulmesh was the successor of
Shulme.
Inimabakesh then succeeded Elulmesh.
See also
*
History of Sumer
*
List of Mesopotamian dynasties
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References
Gutian dynasty of Sumer
Asian people whose existence is disputed
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