Third Dynasty of Kish
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The Third Dynasty of Kish was a ruling line in early Mesopotamian history associated with the city-state of Kish, known from Sumerian king lists as part of the sequence of dynasties that held hegemony in Sumer.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian dynasty
ⓘ
Sumerian dynasty ⓘ dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Akkadian-speaking populations
ⓘ
Sumerian-speaking populations ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Sumerian hegemony
ⓘ
early Mesopotamian kingship ideology ⓘ |
| capital | Kish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | early dynastic period of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| country | Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian culture ⓘ |
| describedIn | Sumerian King List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fourth Dynasty of Kish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Second Dynasty of Kish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
preceding dynasties of Kish ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | city-based hegemony over wider Sumerian region ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalVisibility | indirect ⓘ |
| hasHegemonyOver | Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHegemonyType | hegemonic kingship ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalAttestation | limited ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocationRelativeTo | north of Sumerian cities such as Ur and Uruk ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalCenterType | walled urban center ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCityType | city-state ⓘ |
| hasRulingCity | Kish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSourceType |
king list tradition
ⓘ
literary tradition ⓘ |
| hasUncertainChronology | true ⓘ |
| hasUncertainRulers | true ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary ⓘ |
| includedIn | sequence of dynasties that held kingship "from heaven" in Sumerian tradition ⓘ |
| kingListFunction | legitimization of later Mesopotamian kingship ⓘ |
| kingListRole | link in succession of rulers who "exercised kingship" in Sumer ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city-state of Kish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | various recensions of the Sumerian King List ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Mesopotamia
ⓘ
history of Sumer ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dynasties of Kish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| precedesInTradition | Akkadian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| timeInPeriod | Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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