Si'um
Si'um, also Siium, or Sium (ππ π, si-u-um, fl. late 3rd millennium BCE) was the 18th Gutian ruler of the Gutian Dynasty of Sumer mentioned on the "Sumerian King List" (SKL). According to the SKL: Si'um was the successor of Yarlaganda. Sium was the last king of the Gutians before Tirigan (likewise according to the SKL).
| Si'um ππ π | |
|---|---|
| King of Sumer | |
A Gutian inscription dated c. 2130 BCE. Lugalannatum prince of Umma ... built the E.GIDRU [Sceptre] Temple at Umma, buried his foundation deposit [and] regulated the orders. At that time, Siium was king of Gutum [or Qutum]." (Collection of the Louvre Museum.) | |
| Reign | fl. late 3rd millennium BCE |
| Predecessor | Yarlaganda |
| Successor | Tirigan |
| House | Gutian Dynasty of Sumer |
A tablet is known, dated to c. 2130 BCE, mentioning the allegiance of Lugalanatum prince of Umma to Sium, King of the Gutians.
- Name "Si-u-um" on the tablet, and corresponding standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform
- Mention of the Gutian dynasty of Sumer in the tablet (last column: ππΎππ , gu-ti-umKI)
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