Uhub

Kish

Uhub was king of Kish, circa 2500 BCE.

Uhub (Sumerian: 𒌑𒄸, u2-hub2), (c. 2600 BCE), 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 about fifty years later. Uhub is mentioned on a vase dedicated to god Zababa. The first inscription has been reconstructed as 𒀭𒍝𒈠𒈠 / 𒌑𒄸 / 𒑐𒋼𒋛 / 𒆧𒆠, Zamama, Uhub ensi kish-ki "Zababa, Uhub, Governor of Kish".

Uhub is otherwise known from a few more inscriptions.

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  Transcription in standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform of the fragmentary inscription 𒀭𒍝𒈠𒈠 / 𒌑𒄸 / 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".

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  "Hamazi" in the second inscription