Editing Alulim (section)

{{short description|Mythological first king of Sumer}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Alulim<br>{{nobold|{{cuneiform|𒀉𒇻𒅆}}}}
| image = Lista Reale Sumerica.jpg
| caption = The [[Weld-Blundell Prism]], inscribed with the [[Sumerian King List]], a text which mentions Alulim{{sfn|Ashmolean Museum|2017}}
| first_major = [[Sumerian King List]]
| first_date = {{circa|2000 BC}}
| occupation = [[King]] (reigned {{circa|36,100}} years)
}}
'''Alulim''' ({{langx|sux|[[Wikt:𒀉|𒀉]][[Wikt:𒇻|𒇻]][[Wikt:𒅆|𒅆]]|Álulim}}; [[Transliteration of cuneiform|transliterated]]: {{Transliteration|Xsux|{{smallcaps|[http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0043260# a₂.lu.lim]}}}}) was a mythological [[Mesopotamia]]n ruler, regarded as the first king ever to rule. He is known from the ''[[Sumerian King List]]'', ''Ballad of Early Rulers'', and other similar sources which invariably place him in [[Eridu]] and assign a reign lasting thousands of years to him. The tablet of Old Babylonian period (c. 1900–1600 BC) from Ur describing the divine appointment of Alulim by the gods notes that he was chosen among "vast and many people," and appointed by gods for the "shepherdship of the entirety of the many people".<ref>[https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/346146 CDLI Literary 000357, ex. 003 (P346146)]</ref> Another myth describing his appointment by the gods and incantations treating him as the creator of insects are also known. He is absent from Early Dynastic sources, and he is considered fictional by [[Assyriologists]]. His name was preserved in later [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Arabic]] and [[Persian language|Persian]] works.