The list of kings of Ebla includes the known monarchs of Ebla who ruled three consecutive kingdoms. For the first kingdom's monarchs, tablets listing offerings to kings mention ten names,[1] and another list mentions 33 kings.[note 1][3][2] No kings are known from the second kingdom and all dates are estimates according to the Middle chronology.[4][5]
The first king ruled approximately 660 years before the destruction of the first kingdom; the year 2400 was used by Robert R Stieglitz as the date of the destruction resulting in the year c. 3100 BC for the beginning of Sakume's reign.[7]
Ruled about 35 years.[11] Son of Irkab-Damu. His Queen was Tabur-Damu.[13]
Ir'ak-Damu
A prince, might have ascended the throne for a short period.[3] Pottery seals of the Egyptian pharaoh Pepi I have been found in the destruction layer of the city.
The second dynasty - Ebla arose again for a time during the Ur III period (c. 2100 BC) though no ruler names are yet known. It may have been a vassal of Ur for a time.
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