Alalngar was the second king to exercise the kingship of Eridu over all of Sumer—according to the Sumerian King List (SKL). He may have fl. c. 2866; however, the Weld-Blundell Prism (W-B 444) copy of the SKL states that he reigned for 10 sars (or 36,000 years) while the W-B 62 copy states that he reigned for 20 sars (or 72,000 years). According to the Dynastic Chronicle (ABC 18), W-B 444, W-B 62 copies of the SKL: he was preceded by Alulim and succeeded by En-men-lu-ana of Bad-tibira. The Uruk List of Kings and Sages (ULKS) copy of the SKL pairs seven antediluvian kings each with his own apkallu; and, the second apkallu (Uanduga) was paired up with Alalngar.

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