Ur-Zababa
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- For a war god, see Zababa.
| Ur-Zababa | |
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| Title | King of Sumer |
| Parents | Puzur-Suen |
| Relatives | Kubaba (grandmother) |
Ur-Zababa is a name of an ancient lord listed on the Sumerian King List as the second king of the 4th Dynasty of Kish. The king list also says Sargon of Akkad was a cup-bearer for Ur-Zababa before becoming ruler of Akkadian Empire.
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Family[edit]
Ur-Zababa was a son of King Puzur-Suen. His mother is unknown.[1][2]
His grandmother was famous Queen Kubaba.[3]
Sargon legend[edit]
Sargon legend is a Sumerian text purporting to be Sargon's biography. In the text Ur-Zababa is mentioned, who awakens after a dream. For unknown reasons, Ur-Zababa appoints Sargon as a cupbearer. Soon after this, Ur-Zababa invites Sargon to his chambers to discuss a dream of Sargon's, involving the favor of the goddess Inanna. Ur-Zababa was deeply frightened.
When Sargon returns to Ur-Zababa, the king becomes frightened again, and decides to send Sargon to King Lugal-zage-si of Uruk with a message on a clay tablet asking him to slay Sargon.[4][5]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History: Kaffka by Bonnie G. Smith
- ^ Literatur, Politik und Recht in Mesopotamien: Festschrift für Claus Wilcke
- ^ The Weidner Chronicle mentioning Kubaba from Grayson, A.K. (1975) Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles.
- ^ "The Sargon Legend." The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature. Oxford University, 2006
- ^ Cooper & Heimpel 1983: 67–82
| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by Puzur-Suen |
King of Kish ca. 2300 BC |
Succeeded by Zimudar |
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| Notable Sumerians | |||
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| Ante-Diluvian kings | Alulim · Dumuzid the Shepherd · Ziusudra | 3rd Dynasty of Kish | Kubaba |
| 1st Dynasty of Kish | Etana · Enmebaragesi | 3rd Dynasty of Uruk | Lugal-zage-si |
| 1st Dynasty of Uruk | Enmerkar · Lugalbanda · Dumuzid, the Fisherman · Gilgamesh | Dynasty of Akkad | Sargon · Tashlultum · Enheduanna · Rimush · Manishtushu · Naram-Sin · Shar-Kali-Sharri · Dudu · Shu-turul |
| 1st Dynasty of Ur | Meskalamdug · Mesannepada · Puabi | ||
| 2nd Dynasty of Uruk | Enshakushanna | 2nd Dynasty of Lagash | Puzer-Mama · Gudea |
| 1st Dynasty of Lagash | Ur-Nanshe · Eannatum · En-anna-tum I · Entemena · Urukagina | 5th Dynasty of Uruk | Utu-hengal |
| Dynasty of Adab | Lugal-Anne-Mundu | 3rd dynasty of Ur | Ur-Nammu · Shulgi · Amar-Sin · Shu-Sin · Ibbi-Sin |
