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{{Short description|Sumerian king}}
'''Lugal-kitun''' ({{langx|sux|{{cuneiform|𒈗𒆠𒂅}}}}, {{transl|sux|lugal-ki-tun₃}}; {{fl.|{{circa}} 2600 BC}})<ref>{{cite web |title=Sumerian dictionary |url=http://oracc.iaas.upenn.edu/epsd2/cbd/sux/L.html |website=oracc.iaas.upenn.edu}}</ref> was the 12th and last [[lugal]] of the first Dynasty of [[Uruk]]. He ruled in [[Mesopotamia]] in modern-day [[Iraq]]. Little is known about Lugal-kitun.
According to the ''[[Sumerian King List]]'', he reigned  for 36 years. Lugal-kitun was overthrown by [[Mesannepada]] of [[Ur]], ending the [[First Dynasty of Uruk]] and founding the [[First Dynasty of Ur]].
==See also==
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*[[History of Sumer]]
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{{Early Rulers of Mesopotamia}}
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[[Category:Sumerian kings]]
[[Category:26th-century BC Sumerian kings]]
[[Category:Kings of Uruk]]
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