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Ukush, also sometimes Uu or Bubu was a Sumerian ruler of the city-state of Umma. He was the father of Lugal-zage-si who took control over all of Sumer.
"Lugalzagesi, king of Uruk, king of the Land, (...) son of Ukush, ensi of Umma", ("son of Ukush": ๐ ๐๐, dumu u2-kuลก3) in the Nippur vase of Lugalzagesi
Nippur vase of Lugalzagesi, where Lugalzagesi describes himself as "son of Ukush" (๐ ๐๐, dumu u2-kuลก3, in the 9th column from top right)
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Sumer is the earliest known civilization, located in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia, emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the 5th and 4th millennium BC. Like n
Ukush
โฆUkush, also sometimes Uu or Bubu (Sumerian: ๐๐, which can be read u2-kuลก3 or u2-u2; died c. 2358 BC) was a Sumerian ruler (ensi) of the city-state of Umma. He was the father of Lugal-zage-si who took control over all of Sumer. Ukush is known from the Nippur vaseโฆ
The Blau Monuments combine proto-cuneiform characters and illustrations of early Sumerians, Jemdet Nasr period, 3100โ2700 BC. British Museum.
Enthroned Sumerian king of Ur, possibly Ur-Pabilsag, with attendants. Standard of Ur, c. 2600 BC.
Portrait of a Sumerian prisoner on a victory stele of Sargon of Akkad, c. 2300 BC. The hairstyle of the prisoners (curly hair on top and short hair on the sides) is characteristic of Sumerians, as also seen on the Standard of Ur. Louvre Museum.
A pottery jar from the Late Ubaid Period