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Etana

2850 BC - 2900 BC

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Etana (𒂊𒋫𒈾, E.TA.NA) was the thirteenth king of the first dynasty of Kish, according to the Sumerian King List. He is listed as the successor of Arwium, the son of Mashda, as king of Kish. The list also calls Etana "the shepherd, who ascended to heaven and consolidated all the foreign countries", and states that he ruled 1,560 years (some copies read 635) before being succeeded by his son Balih, said to have ruled 400 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Etana has received more than 218,269 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Etana is the 5,075th most popular politician (down from 4,291st in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 106th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Etana ranks 5,075 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, Al-Mustarshid, Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria, Artemisia II of Caria, Itamar Franco, and Francesc Macià. After him are Mateusz Morawiecki, Stefan Czarniecki, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, Neferure, Bezmiâlem Sultan, and Bakir Izetbegović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2850 BC, Etana ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 2900 BC, Etana ranks 2. Before him is Hotepsekhemwy.

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    Etana

    POLITICIAN

    2850 BC - 2900 BC

    HPI: 59.44

    Rank: 1

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    Hotepsekhemwy

    PHYSICIAN

    2900 BC - 2900 BC

    HPI: 65.17

    Rank: 1

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    Etana

    POLITICIAN

    2850 BC - 2900 BC

    HPI: 59.44

    Rank: 2

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Etana ranks 133 out of 384. Before him are Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid (948), Ammi-Saduqa (-1700), Mahmud Barzanji (1878), Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (1954), Ibn Sa'd (784), and Al-Mustarshid (1092). After him are Nuri al-Said (1888), Utu-hengal (-2200), Al-Mustansir (1192), Al-Muti (914), Ibn al-Nadim (1000), and Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Etana ranks 80. Before him are Shulgi (-2200), Al-Mustansir (1300), Ammi-Saduqa (-1700), Mahmud Barzanji (1878), Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (1954), and Al-Mustarshid (1092). After him are Nuri al-Said (1888), Utu-hengal (-2200), Al-Mustansir (1192), Al-Muti (914), Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766), and Pacorus II (50).

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