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Sumerian king list:
1 Meaning of the Sumerian word Udul-kalama
Udul-kalama (died c. 2605 BC) was the seventh
Sumerian ruler in the First Dynasty of Uruk, according to the
Sumerian King List. He may have been a son of
Ur-Nungal and grandson of
Gilgamesh. However, unlike his predecessors, he left no other known documents or relics mentioning his name, and he may have been one of several minor kings of Uruk added to the list, who reigned when hegemony was actually held by the first dynasty of
Ur.
2 Ur-Nungal was once a child and man that acted very much the same way his father did before his journey for immortality. Upon loving and losing the love of his life. Ur-Nungal changed into a man that was very much like his father as a child. Tolerant, Wise, Fair and Moral. He became a king who put his kingdom and his people ahead of himself. He loved the people and showered them with many riches.
3 Generous and Kind to those he viewed as good. He assisted his people however he could, bestowing happiness upon all. As a lawmaker who built from his father's first law of Judgement being left to Man. Ur-Nungal made a code of laws that all others follow after which he strictly adheres to unless they prove to be unfair and cruel to the people. He had improved his kingdom even further from the work his father had made. Achieving absolute order and peace with the happiness of the people. Upon criminals and evil he becomes a different man. Harsh, Relentless and Taunting. He had personally sought out murderers, rapists, thieves and other cold hearted people that made the lives of others hell. He served the role of both Judge and Executioner.
4 Unlike his father he had no quarrel with dirtying his hands to dish out justice and retribution. Though harsh he is fair. Never issuing a punishment that is far more or far less than required. It is evil and corrupt people that face the overwhelming, staggering arrogance and pompousness akin to his father. The only ones that Ur-Nungal will relentlessly taunt, insult, preferably using the word mongrel. Though he does not underestimate his opponents and will snuff out any chance of a mongrel getting the upper hand over him. To those that seek salvation for their sins and crimes. He is the kind and great king that achieved a utopia. Willing to guide the attoned on a path of righteousness and light for a better life. He views the gods as guides and guardians of the world to assist humanity but like his father no longer the rulers of humanity as that is now left for humans to take.
5 As it was when his father or even so far back as the first King of Sumer, this decree was made. He does show pride outside of hunting down the guilty. He is proud of his family heritage and will not hesitate to shout his identity and bloodline if he so chooses. Punishing anyone who shows disrespect. He holds his father in high regards, though their philosophies on kingship differ, he praises him as being the greatest king and hero. He wonders if he had made his father proud.
Backstory
6 Born to Gilgamesh and Arammu, a daughter of Dumuzid, The Shepard. Ur-Nungal was born at the time of his father's rule after his journey for immortality. Born in an era of peace and prosperity. No treasure or joy was kept from the child, experiencing all the world had to offer at a relatively young age. The child's personality was identical to that of the tyrant king that ruled before his journey. Only tamed by his father's wisdom and his mother's compassion. When the time came of his father's passing with his mother passing a few years before.
7 Ur-Nungal ruled very much like the immature Hero King of old did to the dismay of the people. Indulging himself in every joy available from wine, festivities, food, women and all. It all changed when he met a young woman named Aya who acted as a servant of the palace. She was different from all the rest, the King had laid with.
8 Defiant, passionate and strong that complimented the compassion and beauty that laid within her. At their meeting the servant girl had stood up before the King, scolding him for mistreating his subjects, even with threats of execution did the woman not silence herself. It was unlike anything he had ever seen and he was captivated by her. The King apologized to the surprise of all, calling for everyone but her to leave the throne room to which he allowed the servant to explain how he had mistreated his subjects. She did more, she showed. Disguising the King as a commoner they went across the kingdom with Aya asking any citizen possible their opinions of the King. Many scared to say, the few brave ones let loose their thoughts. Though the King still keeps a glorious city, his harsh treatment burdens and pains his subjects. Granted a new perspective on the life of his people.
9 The next day, Ur-Nungal made Aya a personal handmaiden of the King and a secret advisor. Both teaching each other on their sides of life and drawing a close relationship with one another. Aya at their first day of meeting saw the kindness and strength within the King that was barred by a sense of entitlement and selfishness. Over time the King grew into the tolerant, fair, wise and kind ruler the people adored and worshiped. Ur-Nungal and Aya held a deep love for each other. They were inseparable. At the Euphrates river before the stars, Ur-Nungal proposed to Aya and the next day announced to the kingdom of Uruk his new queen. The King granted his wife an elixir of longevity. The King and Queen bore a son, ruling for 10 years together before tragedy struck.
10 The Queen had been found dead in their bedchambers, a decorated knife stabbed through her heart. The King was furious. He declared martial law allowing no one to leave or enter the city until the murderer was found. He personally searched the whole city until he found the man. Vengeance consuming him he mercilessly beat the man to a bloody mess until he stopped to catch his breath. Now hearing the pleas of the murderer. Guilt, Confusion and Sorrow all came from his voice to the confusion of the King. The King questioned the man to which he only replied that he did not know what happened, he came across a beautiful maiden who gave him a mesmerizing stare, everything went black and when he awakened he found himself in a position of having stabbed the Queen.
