page_title: Elulu
hierarchical_section_title: Elulu
caption_attribution_description: English: Dedication tablet by King Enshakushanna, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Erm 14375. Reference: CDLI-Archival View.&#32;cdli.ucla.edu.
context_page_description: Elulu is listed as the third king of the First Dynasty of Ur on the Sumerian king list, which states he reigned for 25 years.
  One early inscription for an "Elulu, king of Ur" was found at nearby Eridu, stating that this king had built up the abzu ziggurat for Enki.
  Some scholars have further connected Elulu with the "Elilina" who was said to be the father of the later king Enshakushanna of Uruk, but this theory is uncertain, owing to chronological difficulties. The inscription states that Enshakushanna's father was "Elilina", possibly King Elulu of Ur:
  𒀭𒇽𒆪𒊏 / 𒂗𒊮𒊨𒀭𒈾 /𒂗 𒆠𒂗𒄀 / 𒈗 𒌦𒈣 / 𒌉𒂍𒇷𒇷𒈾 / 𒂍𒉌𒈬𒈾𒆕
  LU2-KU-ra / en-sha3-kush2-an-na / en ki-en-gi / lugal kalam-ma / dumu e2-li-li-na#? / e2-ni mu-na-du3
  "For ...: Enshakushanna, lord of Sumer and king of all the land, son of Elilina, built the temple for Him."
  — Dedication tablet by King Enshakushanna, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Erm 14375.
context_section_description: Elulu (Sumerian: 𒂊𒇻𒇻, e-lu-lu) is listed as the third king of the First Dynasty of Ur on the Sumerian king list, which states he reigned for 25 years.
  One early inscription for an "Elulu (or Elili), king of Ur" was found at nearby Eridu, stating that this king had built up the abzu ziggurat for Enki. 
  Some scholars have further connected Elulu with the "Elilina" who was said to be the father of the later king Enshakushanna of Uruk, but this theory is uncertain, owing to chronological difficulties. The inscription states that Enshakushanna's father was "Elilina", possibly King Elulu of Ur:
  𒀭𒇽𒆪𒊏 / 𒂗𒊮𒊨𒀭𒈾 /𒂗 𒆠𒂗𒄀 / 𒈗 𒌦𒈣 / 𒌉𒂍𒇷𒇷𒈾 / 𒂍𒉌𒈬𒈾𒆕
  LU2-KU-ra / en-sha3-kush2-an-na / en ki-en-gi / lugal kalam-ma / dumu e2-li-li-na#? / e2-ni mu-na-du3
  
  "For ... (unknown god): Enshakushanna, lord of Sumer and king of all the land, son of Elilina, built the temple for Him."
  — Dedication tablet by King Enshakushanna, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Erm 14375.
caption: Dedication tablet by King Enshakushanna, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Erm 14375 (reconstitution).[4]
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