The list of kings of Ebla includes the known monarchs of Ebla who ruled three consecutive kingdoms. For the first kingdom's monarchs, tablets listing offerings to kings mention ten names, and another list mentions 33 kings. No kings are known from the second kingdom and all dates are estimates according to the Middle chronology.
First Eblaite kingdom (c. 3100 – c. 2290 BC)
#DepictionRulerSuccession date of reignComments1stSakumeUnclear successionUncertain,The first king ruled approximately 660 years before the destruction of the first kingdom; the year 2400 was used by Robert R Stieglitz as the date of the destruction resulting in the year c. 3100 BC for the beginning of Sakume's reign2ndSu (.) (...)Unclear successionUncertainName damaged3rdLadauUnclear successionUncertain4thAbugarUnclear successionUncertain5thNamnelanuUnclear successionUncertain6thDumudarUnclear successionUncertain7thIblaUnclear successionUncertain8thKulbanuUnclear successionUncertain9thAssanuUnclear successionUncertain10thSamiuUnclear successionUncertain11thZialuUnclear successionUncertainEarly Dynastic I period ()12thEnmanuUnclear successionUncertain,13thNamanuUnclear successionUncertain,Early Dynastic II period ()14thDa (.) (.)Unclear successionUncertain,Name damaged15thSagisuUnclear successionUncertain,16thDane'umUnclear successionUncertain,17thIbbini-LimUnclear successionUncertain,18thIshrut-DamuUnclear successionUncertain,Early Dynastic IIIa period ()19thIsiduUnclear successionUncertain,20thIsrut-HalamUnclear successionUncertain,21stIksudUnclear successionUncertain,22ndTalda-LimUnclear successionUncertain,23rdAbur-LimUnclear successionUncertain,Early Dynastic IIIb period ()24thAgur-LimUnclear successionUncertain,25thIb-Damu IUnclear successionUncertain,A seal bearing his name was found in Kültepe26thBaga-DamuUnclear successionUncertain,27thEnar-DamuUnclear successionUncertain,Amongst the most referenced deified kings in the offering lists28thEshar-MalikUnclear successionUncertain,Proto-Imperial period ()29thKun-DamuUnclear successionUncertain,30thAdub-DamuUnclear successionUncertain,Short reign31stIgrish-HalamUnclear successionUncertain,(12 years)32ndIrkab-DamuSon of Igrish-Halamc. 2351 - c. 2340 BC(11 or 12 years)Died same year as Enna-Dagan of MariArchi, Alfonso., "The Wars of Ebla at the Time of Minister Ibrium" Altorientalische Forschungen, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 189-220, 202133rdIsar-DamuSon of Irkab-Damuc. 2340 - c. 2305 BC(35 years)His Queen was Tabur-DamuBiga, Maria Giovanna., "The Reconstruction of a Relative Chronology for the Ebla Texts.", Orientalia, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 345–67, 2003Ir'ak-DamuSon of Isar-DamuUncertainA prince, might have ascended the throne for a short period Pottery seals of the Egyptian pharaoh Pepi I have been found in the destruction layer of the city
Second Eblaite kingdom (c. 2290 – c. 2030 BC)
Ebla arose again for a time during the Ur III period (c. 2100 BC) though no ruler names are yet known. It may have been a vassal of Ur for a time.
Third Eblaite kingdom (c. 2030 – c. 1590 BC)
#DepictionRulerSuccession date of reignCommentsIsin-Larsa period ()Igrish-HebaUnclear successionUncertain,Ibbit-LimSon of Igrish-HebaUncertain,Ib-Damu IIUnclear successionUncertain,Old Babylonian period ()ImmeyaUnclear successionUncertain,His grave is identified with the so-called "Tomb of the Lord of the Goats"Hammu(....)Unclear successionUncertain,A successor of Immeya, not necessarily the direct one, the name was damaged but probably HammurabiSir-DamuUnclear successionUncertain,IndilimmaSon of Sir-DamuUncertain,Memal...arri? (Maratewari)Unclear successionUncertain,
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Alfonso Archi and Maria Giovanna Biga, "A Victory over Mari and the Fall of Ebla", Journal of Cuneiform Studies, vol. 55, pp. 1–44, 2003