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Uhub,, was Ensi of the Sumerian city-state of Kish before Mesilim.
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 Muse
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 ( π’„©π’ˆ π’£π’† , ha-ma-zi{ki})".
Transcription in standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform of the fragmentary inscription π’€­π’π’ˆ π’ˆ  / π’Œ‘π’„Έ / 𒑐𒋼𒋛 / 𒆧𒆠, Zamama, Uhub ensi kish-ki "Zababa, Uhub, Gove
Transcription in standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform of the fragmentary inscription π’€­π’π’ˆ π’ˆ  / π’Œ‘π’„Έ / 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".
"Hamazi" in the second inscription
"Hamazi" in the second inscription
Mesilim
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Mesilim, also spelled Mesalim, was lugal of the Sumerian city-state of Kish.
Uhub
…Uhub (Sumerian: π’Œ‘π’„Έ, u2-hub2), (fl. c. 2570 BC), was Ensi (Governor) of the Sumerian city-state of Kish before Mesilim. His name is missing from the Sumerian king list, just as the name of Mesilim, who ruled around 50 years later. Uhub is mentioned on a vase dedicated…
Head of a votive mace with a lion-headed eagle (emblem of god Ningirsu) and six lions, dedicated at a shrine in Girsu by King Mesilim of Kish. Inscrip
Head of a votive mace with a lion-headed eagle (emblem of god Ningirsu) and six lions, dedicated at a shrine in Girsu by King Mesilim of Kish. Inscription in archaic script: β€œMesilim, king of Kish, builder of the temple of Ningirsu, brought [this mace head] for Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur [being] prince of Lagash”. Louvre Museum.
Mace head of Mesilim Louvre AO2349
Mace head of Mesilim Louvre AO2349
Mesilim macehead at time of discovery
Mesilim macehead at time of discovery
Mesilim macehead with inscription Mesilim Lugal Kish (π’ˆ¨π’² π’ˆ— 𒆧), "Mesilim, King of Kish".
Mesilim macehead with inscription Mesilim Lugal Kish (π’ˆ¨π’² π’ˆ— 𒆧), "Mesilim, King of Kish".