Kish (Sumer)
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Kish is an important archaeological site in Babil Governorate, located 80 km south of Baghdad and 12 km east of the ancient city of Babylon. The Ubaid period site of Ras al-Amiyah is 8 km away. It was
Mesannepada, Lugal Kish-ki (𒈩𒀭𒉌𒅆𒊒𒁕 𒈗 𒆧𒆠), "Mesannepada, King of Kish", on a seal impression found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur. The last column of characters, is thought to mean "his wife..." (𒁮𒉡𒍼, dam-nu-gig).
Macehead inscription of Manishtushu, ruler of the Akkadian Empire: Manishtushu Lugal Kish, "Manishtushu King of Kish"
Iraq. Kish. (Tel-Uhaimir). Ruins of Kish at time of excavation
Ruins of a ziggurat at the Sumerian city of Kish. Babel Governorate, Iraq.
Jushur
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Jushur appears as a king of Kish in the Sumerian king list, a literary composition created in Mesopotamia at the beginning of the second millennium BC. He is either the first king on the list to be me
Kish (Sumer)
…230 hectares. The Sumerian King List (SKL) states that Kish was the first city to have kings following the deluge. The 1st dynasty of Kish begins with Ĝushur. Ĝushur's successor is called Kullassina-bel, but this is actually a sentence in Akkadian meaning "All of them were lord". Thus, some scholars have…
Sumerian King List, c. 1800 BC, Larsa, Iraq