Alulim

Alulim ( Greek Aloros ) was in the Sumerian king list the name of the first divine antediluvian king of Eridu (today Abu Shahrain in Iraq ). His reign was in accordance with WB 62 18 SAR and four NER (67,200 divine years ). In other listings, other government lengths are sometimes given. For Alulim, Berossos calls "Aloros" a reign of 36,000 divine years.

Whether it is a historical or legendary figure is disputed. In Sumerian myths, he is the first king of Sumer . If he is a historical figure, then his reign is certain to be before 2900 BC. To apply.

literature

Helmut Uhlig: The Sumerians . Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1992. ISBN 3-404-64117-5 .
Jean-Jacques Glassner, Benjamin Read Foster: Mesopotamian chronicles . Brill, Boston 2004, ISBN 1-589-83090-3

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b WB 62 and Berossos, p. 366 (PDF; 92 kB).
↑ The mythological numbers refer to cosmic years that were subject to a special conversion. The conversion system has not yet been deciphered, but it shows great similarity to the “Platonic number”, which refers to the Babylonian-cosmic sexagesimal system. According to the Platonic system, an earthly day corresponds to a “cosmic world year”; the duration of a human life of 100 years is equated with "36,000 cosmic days" (36,000 "cosmic world years"); see: Rudolf Rufener: Plato: Der Staat . Artemis, Munich 2007, ISBN 3-423-30136-8 , pp. 502–503, note 346.

predecessor	Office	successor
???	King of Eridu before 2900 BC Chr.	Alalgar

personal data
SURNAME	Alulim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	first king of Eridu
DATE OF BIRTH	before 2900 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	before 2900 BC Chr.

[WB-1] WB 62 and Berossos, p. 366 (PDF; 92 kB).

[2] The mythological numbers refer to cosmic years that were subject to a special conversion. The conversion system has not yet been deciphered, but it shows great similarity to the “Platonic number”, which refers to the Babylonian-cosmic sexagesimal system. According to the Platonic system, an earthly day corresponds to a “cosmic world year”; the duration of a human life of 100 years is equated with "36,000 cosmic days" (36,000 "cosmic world years"); see: Rudolf Rufener: Plato: Der Staat . Artemis, Munich 2007, ISBN 3-423-30136-8 , pp. 502–503, note 346.