Pabilgagaltuku
King of Umma
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| Intro | King of Umma | |
| A.K.A. | Pabilgaltuk Pa-bilga | |
| A.K.A. | Pabilgaltuk Pa-bilga | |
| is | King | |
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Ush was king of Umma, circa 2400 BCE.
Pabilgagaltuku, also Pabilgeshgaltuku (𒉺𒉈𒅍𒃲𒌇, pa.bil2.ĝeš-gal-tuku) was Governor (ensi) of Umma, a city-state in Sumer, circa 2450 BCE. He was captured by Ur-Nanshe of Lagash. His successor was Ush, king of Umma.
Pabilgagaltuku is known from an inscription of Ur-Nanshe, in which Ur-Nanshe claims that he defeated Umma and captured Pabilgagaltuku:
pabilgax (pa.bil2.ĝeš)-gal-tuku ensi2 umma(geš.kušu2)ki mu-dab5
“He seized Pabilgagaltuku, the governor of Umma.”— Inscription of Ur-Nanshe.
Pabilgagaltuku may also be mentioned in the Stele of Vultures, as having been vanquished in the past by Ur-Nanshe.