Pabilgagaltuku
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Pabilgagaltuku, also Pabilgeshgaltuku (πΊππ π²π, pa.bil2.ΔeΕ‘-gal-tuku)[1] was Governor (ensi) of Umma, a city-state in Sumer, circa 2450 BCE. He was captured by Ur-Nanshe of Lagash.[2] His successor was Ush, king of Umma.[3]
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Pabilgagaltuku πΊππ π²π | |
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King of Umma | |
Reign | c. 2500 BCE β 2400 BCE |
Successor | Ush, king of Umma |
Dynasty | 1st Dynasty of Umma |
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Ush was king of Umma, circa 2400 BCE.
Pabilgagaltuku is known from an inscription of Ur-Nanshe, in which Ur-Nanshe claims that he defeated Umma and captured Pabilgagaltuku:
pabilgax (pa.bil2.ΔeΕ‘)-gal-tuku ensi2 umma(geΕ‘.kuΕ‘u2)ki mu-dab5
βHe seized Pabilgagaltuku, the governor of Umma.βββInscription of Ur-Nanshe.[1]
Pabilgagaltuku may also be mentioned in the Stele of Vultures, as having been vanquished in the past by Ur-Nanshe.[1]