Uhub, , was Ensi (Governor) 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 Museum (BM 129401). The second fragment, from a different vase, mentions "Pussusu conqueror of Hamazi ( π©π π£π , ha-ma-zi{ki})".
Transcription in standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform of the fragmentary inscription πππ π / ππΈ / ππΌπ / π§π , 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
Mesilim, also spelled Mesalim, was lugal (king) of the Sumerian city-state of Kish.
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: βMesilim, king of Kish, builder of the temple of Ningirsu, brought [this mace head] for Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur [being] prince of Lagashβ. Louvre Museum.
Image: Mace head of Mesilim Louvre AO2349
Mesilim macehead at time of discovery
Mesilim macehead with inscription Mesilim Lugal Kish (π¨π² π π§), "Mesilim, King of Kish".
