Jushur

Jushur (cuneiform: 𒄑𒃡 ĜIŠ.UR₃; Sumerian: Ĝušur) appears as a king of Kish in the Sumerian king list, a literary composition created in Mesopotamia at the beginning of the second millennium BC. He is either the first king on the list to be mentioned, or the first king after a flood, depending on the version of the SKL. According to the list, Jushur reigned for 1,200 years.^[1] Jushur does not appear in Early Dynastic inscriptions. His historicity, like that of many other kings of the earlier parts of the Sumerian King List, is considered unlikely.^[2]

Ğušur 𒄑𒃡
King of Kish Ruler of Sumer
Sumerian King List, 1800 BC, Larsa, Iraq
King of the First dynasty of Kish
Predecessor	Deluge Ziusudra of Shuruppak
Successor	Kullassina-bel

Ĝušur has also been transliterated in the literature as Jushur, Jucur, Gushur, Ngushur, and Gishur. An early reading of the cuneiform was Gaur.

References

1. "The Sumerian king list: translation". Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
2. Marchesi, Gianni (2010). "The Sumerian King List and the Early History of Mesopotamia". M. G. Biga – M. Liverani (Eds.), ana turri gimilli: Studi dedicati al Padre Werner R. Mayer, S. J., da amici e allievi (Vicino Oriente – Quaderno 5; Roma): 231–248.