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Ukush
𒌑𒌑
Governor ofUmma
"Lugalzagesi, king of Uruk, king of the Land, (...) son of Ukush,ensiofUmma",(" son of Ukush ": 𒌉 𒌑𒌑,dumu u2-kuš3) in theNippur vase of Lugalzagesi.
Reignc. 2350 BCE (MC)
PredecessorGishakidu
SuccessorLugal-Zage-Si(son)
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Ukush was king of Umma, circa 2350 BCE.

Ukush,also sometimesUuorBubu(Sumerian:𒌑𒌑,which can be read u2-kuš3or u2-u2),[1][2]was aSumerianruler (ensi) of thecity-stateofUmma(reigned c. 2350 BCEmiddle chronology).[3]He was the father of the famousLugal-Zage-Si,who took control of allSumer.[3]

Ukush is known from theNippur vase inscription[4][5]ofLugal-Zage-Si:

"Lugal-zagesi-si, King ofUruk,King of the Land, priest ofAna,prophet ofNidaba;the son of Ukush,patesiof Umma, the prophet ofNidaba;he who was favourably regarded by Ana, the king of the lands; the greatpatesiofEnlil;endowed with understanding byEnki;whose name was spoken byBabbar(the Sun-god), the chief minister ofEnzu(the Moon-god), the representative of Babbar, the patron ofNinni,the son ofNidaba,who was nourished with holy milk byNinkharsag,the servant of the god Mes, who is the priest of Uruk, the pupil of Ninabukkhadu, the mistress of Uruk, the Great Minister of the gods ".

— Nippur vase inscriptionof Lugal-zagesi-si.[6][7][8][9]

Other inscriptions, such as an inscription on a brick with a central hole in theBible Lands Museum,also mention Lugalzagesi as "son of Ukush" (𒌉 𒌑𒌑,dumu u2-u2).[10]Another dedicatory inscription is also known.[11]

It is thought that he played an important role in making Umma a strong city with a powerful army, which allowed his son to achieve the defeat of neighbouring and traditional rivalLagashand its kingUrukagina,and then the conquest of allSumer.[12][13]

  • Nippur vase of Lugalzagesi, where Lugalzagesi describes himself as "son of Ukush" (𒌉 𒌑𒌑, dumu u2-kuš3, in the 9th column from top right.)
    Nippur vase ofLugalzagesi,where Lugalzagesi describes himself as "son of Ukush" (𒌉 𒌑𒌑,dumu u2-kuš3,in the 9th column from top right.)

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  1. ^"CDLI-Archival View".cdli.ucla.edu.
  2. ^Pongratz-Leisten, Beate (2015).Religion and Ideology in Assyria.Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 147.ISBN978-1-61451-426-8.
  3. ^abJones, C. H. W. (2012).Ancient Babylonia.Cambridge University Press. p. 36.ISBN978-1-107-60572-5.
  4. ^"CDLI-Archival View".cdli.ucla.edu.
  5. ^Full text"Lugalzagesi translation".sumerianshakespeare.
  6. ^RIME 1.14.20.01 Frayne, Douglas R. 2007 FAOS 05/2, Lugazagesi 1"CDLI-Archival View".cdli.ucla.edu.
  7. ^A History Of Sumer And Akkad.Chatto & Windus. 1916. p. 194.
  8. ^Sallaberger, Walther; Schrakamp, Ingo (2015).History & Philology(PDF).Walther Sallaberger & Ingo Schrakamp (eds), Brepols. pp. 80–81.ISBN978-2-503-53494-7.
  9. ^Zólyomi, Gábor.The vase inscription of Lugal-zagesi and the history of his reign.
  10. ^RIME 1.12.07.01, ex. 01"CDLI-Archival View".cdli.ucla.edu.
  11. ^RIME 1.12.07.01 composite Frayne, Douglas R. 2007"CDLI-Archival View".cdli.ucla.edu.
  12. ^King, Leonard W. (1994).A history of Sumer and Akkad.Рипол Классик. p. 188.ISBN978-5-87664-034-5.
  13. ^Hall, H. R. (2015).The Ancient History of the Near East: From the Earliest Times to the Battle of Salamis.Routledge. pp. 245–246.ISBN978-1-317-27164-2.
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Preceded by King of Umma
c. 2350 BCE (middle) 		Succeeded by
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