Etana
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.2|The Myth of Etana. Seal impression of the Akkadian Empire period.
Key facts
- Character.name
- Etana
- Character.image
- Fragment of the Epic of Etana, Akkadian, Mesopotamia, First Dynasty of Babylon, c. 1895-1595 BC, clay - Morgan Library & Museum - New York City - DSC06599.jpg
- Character.caption
- Fragment of the Epic of Etana, Akkadian,
- Character.first
- Sumerian King List
- Character.occupation
- King of Kish (reigned years)
- Character.children
- Balih
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- Image
- Sceau-cylindre avec la représentation du mythe d'Etana.jpg
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- date of birth
- 2850-00-00
- date of death
- 2900-00-00
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- Etana (Sumer)
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thumb|upright=1.2|The Myth of Etana. Seal impression of the Akkadian Empire period.
Etana (, E.TA.NA) was the thirteenth king of the first dynasty of Kish, according to the Sumerian King List. He is listed as the successor of Arwium, the son of Mashda, as king of Kish. The list also calls Etana "the shepherd, who ascended to heaven and consolidated all the foreign countries", and states that he ruled 1,500 years (some copies read 635) before being succeeded by his son Balih, said to have ruled 400 years. The kings on the early part of the SKL are usually not considered historical, except when they are mentioned in contemporary Early Dynastic documents. Etana is one of them.