The following ancient kings ruled successively from the five original pre-flood cities: Eridug, Bad-Tibira, Larag, Zimbir and Curuppag as sumerians has written. Those were the first kings.

The term Sumerian is the common name given to the ancient non-Semitic-speaking inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Sumer, by the East Semitic-speaking Akkadians. The Sumerians referred to themselves as ùĝ saĝ gíg ga (cuneiform: ? ? ? ?), /uŋ saŋ gi ga/, literally meaning "the black-headed people", and to their land as ki-en-gi(-r) (cuneiform: ???) ('place' + 'lords' + 'noble'), meaning "place of the noble lords".

The Akkadian word Shumer may represent the geographical name in dialect, but the phonological development leading to the Akkadian term šumerû is uncertain.

Hebrew Shinar, Egyptian Sngr, and Hittite Šanhar(a), all referring to southern Mesopotamia, could be western variants of Shumer.

After the flood we have a list:

• In Kic, Jucur Gaur became king; he ruled for 1200 years.
• Kullassina-bel Gulla-Nidaba-annapad ruled for 960 years.
• Nanjiclicma Palakinatim ruled for 6700 900 years.
• En-tarah-ana ruled for Nangishkushma 420 670 years ..., 3 months, and 3 1/2 days.
• Babum Bahina ruled for 300 years.
• Puannum Buanum ruled for 840 years.
• Kalibum Kalibum ruled for 960 years.
• Kalumum Galumum ruled for 840 years.
• Zuqaqip Zukakip ruled for 900 years.
• Atab ruled for 600 years.
• Macda Mashda, the son of Atab, ruled for 840 years.
• Arwium Arurim, the son of Macda, ruled for 720 years.
• Etana, the shepherd, who ascended to heaven and consolidated all the foreign countries, became king; he ruled for 1500 1560 years.
• Balih, the son of Etana, ruled for 400 years.
• En-me-nuna Enmenunna ruled for 660 years.
• Melem-Kic Melam-Kish, the son of En-me-nuna, ruled for 900 years.
• 1560 are the years of the dynasty of En-me-nuna Barsal-nuna Barsalnunna, the son of En-me-nuna, ruled for 1200 years.
• Zamug Meszamug, the son of Barsal-nuna, ruled for 140 years.
• Tizqar Tizkar, the son of Zamug, ruled for 305 years.
• Ilcu Ilku, ruled for 900 years. ltasadum ruled for 1200 years.
• The last two God kings of Kic ruled in the same time as the First Dynasty of Unug (Uruk), the half Gods. They were : En-men-barage-si Enmebaraggesi, who made the land of Elam submit, became king; he ruled for 900 years. Aga Agga, the son of En-men-barage-si, ruled for 625 years. En-men-barage-si was captured by Dumuzid the fisherman, the king of Kuara .