Uhub

Reignc. 2570 BC

SuccessorPossibly Mesilim

Uhub 𒌑𒄸
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]
King of Kish
Reign	c. 2570 BC
Successor	Possibly Mesilim

Kish

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Location of Kish

Uhub (Sumerian: 𒌑𒄸, u2-hub2),^[5] (fl. c. 2570 BC), was Ensi (Governor) of the Sumerian city-state of Kish before Mesilim.^[6][7]

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]

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  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".^{[13][14][15][11]}
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  "Hamazi" in the second inscription