Uhub (Sumerian: 𒌑𒄸, u2-hub2),[5] (fl. c. 2570 BC), was Ensi (Governor) of the Sumerian city-state of Kish before Mesilim.[6][7]
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 Vase fragments of Uhub. The top one has the fragmentary inscription Zababa Uhub Ensi Kish-ki ("God Zababa, Uhub Governor of Kish", in the British Museum (BM 129401). The second fragment, from a different vase, mentions "Pussusu conqueror of Hamazi ( 𒄩𒈠𒍣𒆠, ha-ma-zi{ki})". [1][2][3][4] |
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| Reign | c. 2570 BC |
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| Successor | Possibly Mesilim |
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His name is missing from the Sumerian king list, just as the name of Mesilim, who ruled around 50 years later.[8][9] Uhub is mentioned on a vase dedicated to the god Zababa.[10][9] The first inscription has been reconstructed as 𒀭𒍝𒈠𒈠 / 𒌑𒄸 / 𒑐𒋼𒋛 / 𒆧𒆠, Zamama, Uhub ensi kish-ki "Zababa, Uhub, Governor of Kish".[11]
Uhub is otherwise known from a few more inscriptions.[12]
Transcription in standard Sumero-Akkadian
cuneiform of the fragmentary inscription
𒀭𒍝𒈠𒈠 / 𒌑𒄸 / 𒑐𒋼𒋛 / 𒆧𒆠,
Zamama, Uhub ensi kish-ki "Zababa, Uhub, Governor of Kish", British Museum (BM 129401). The second fragment from the same vase mentions "Pussusu conqueror of Hamazi".
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Hamazi" in the second inscription
"Hamazi" in the second inscription
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