Larak
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Larak was an ancient Sumerian city-state, known primarily from the Sumerian King List as an early center of kingship in Mesopotamia.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian city
ⓘ
ancient city-state ⓘ archaeological site (unlocated) ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | unidentified with certainty on the ground ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Pabilsag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn | Old Babylonian period copies of the Sumerian King List ⓘ |
| chronologicalStatus | antediluvian city in Sumerian tradition ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| hasKing |
En-sipad-zid-ana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
En-sipad-zid-ana of Larak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | Sumerian ⓘ |
| hasNoSecureExcavation | true ⓘ |
| hasUncertainLocation | true ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early locus of royal authority in Mesopotamian tradition ⓘ |
| kingListSequencePosition |
follows Bad-tibira in some recensions
ⓘ
precedes Sippar in some recensions ⓘ |
| knownFrom | cuneiform textual sources ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sumer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Sumerian King List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | Early Dynastic period (traditional chronology) ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | city-state ⓘ |
| possibleCultCenterOf | Pabilsag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySourceType | literary and king-list traditions ⓘ |
| region | Lower Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| roleInSumerianKingList | early center of kingship ⓘ |
| scholarlyStatus | subject of debate regarding exact location ⓘ |
| typeOfEvidence | textual ⓘ |
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