Ukush Explained

Ukush
Governor of Umma
Reign:	c. 2350 BCE (MC)
Predecessor:	Gishakidu
Successor:	Lugal-Zage-Si (son)

Ukush, also sometimes Uu or Bubu (Sumerian:, which can be read u₂-kuš₃ or u₂-u₂),^{[1] [2]} was a Sumerian ruler (ensi) of the city-state of Umma (reigned c. 2350 BCE middle chronology). He was the father of the famous Lugal-Zage-Si, who took control of all Sumer.^[3]

Ukush is known from the Nippur vase inscription^{[4] [5]} of Lugal-Zage-Si:

Other inscriptions, such as an inscription on a brick with a central hole in the Bible Lands Museum, also mention Lugalzagesi as "son of Ukush" (dumu u₂-u₂).^[6] Another dedicatory inscription is also known.^[7]

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 rival Lagash and its king Urukagina, and then the conquest of all Sumer.^{[8] [9]}

See also

• History of Sumer

Notes and References

1. Web site: CDLI-Archival View . cdli.ucla.edu.
2. Book: Pongratz-Leisten . Beate . Religion and Ideology in Assyria . 2015 . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG . 978-1-61451-426-8 . 147 . en.
3. Book: Jones . C. H. W. . Ancient Babylonia . 2012 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-107-60572-5 . 36 . en.
4. Web site: CDLI-Archival View . cdli.ucla.edu.
5. Full text Web site: Lugalzagesi translation . sumerianshakespeare.com.
6. RIME 1.12.07.01, ex. 01 Web site: CDLI-Archival View . cdli.ucla.edu.
7. RIME 1.12.07.01 composite Frayne, Douglas R. 2007 Web site: CDLI-Archival View . cdli.ucla.edu.
8. Book: King . Leonard W. . A history of Sumer and Akkad . 1994 . Рипол Классик . 978-5-87664-034-5 . 188 . en.
9. Book: Hall . H. R. . The Ancient History of the Near East: From the Earliest Times to the Battle of Salamis . 2015 . Routledge . 978-1-317-27164-2 . 245-246 . en.