The Gutian kings came to some power in Mesopotamia in ca. the 22nd century BC (short chronology) by destabilising Akkad at the end of the reign of Shar-kali-sharri. They were invaders from a people known as Guti or Gutii, who inhabited the Zagros Mountains. The last Gutian king was Tirigan, who was preceded by 21 kings (each reigning for only a few years), reigning roughly a total of one century (estimates vary between 80 and 120 years, with 91 years often quoted as probable). The dynasty was succeeded by the 3rd dynasty of Ur.
The gutian kings were in order : Inkishuc, Zarl-agab, Shulme, Silulumesh, Inimabakesh, Igecaush , Yarl-agab, Ibate, Yarl-angab, Kurum, Apil-kin, La-erabum , Irarum , Ibranum , Hablum , Puzur-Suen, Yarlaganda and Tirigan.
The Gutian kings came to some power in Mesopotamia in ca.
The last Gutian king was Tirigan, who was preceded by 21 kings (each reigning for only a few years), reigning roughly a total of one century (estimates vary between 80 and 120 years, with 91 years often quoted as probable).
The most remarkable ruler of the Gutian period was however not a Guti, but the governer of Lagash, Gudea.
The geographical name Gutium, and the indication of people as Gutians, is attested in the Mesopotamian record from the mid-third to the late first millennium B.C.E. It is highly improbable that the name Gutians always referred to the same group of people and Gutium to the same region.
The Gutian language is primarily known from some personal names and only one of their gods is known from a list of divine names (Hallo, p.
The terms Gutium and Gutians continued to be used in texts from northern and southern Mesopotamia during the second and first millennia.
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