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Uhha-Ziti
Uhha-Ziti, also written Uḫḫa-ziti, was a king of Arzawa in western Anatolia in the 14th century BC, defeated and deposed by the Hittite king Mursili II around 1318 BC.
Uḫna
Uḫna (Uhna) was a king of Zalpuwa in north-central Anatolia who flourished in the 19th to 18th centuries BC and abducted the statue of the god Šiu-šummi from Neša.
Uhub
Uhub was an Early Dynastic ruler of the Mesopotamian city of Kish, known only from inscriptions, including a vase fragment in the British Museum; his title, king or governor, is unresolved.
Ukhhotep (son of Senbi)
Ukhhotep, also known as Ukhhotep I or Wekhhotep, was a provincial governor of Egypt's 14th Upper Egyptian nome during the early Twelfth Dynasty, buried at Meir.
Ukhhotep III
Ukhhotep III, also written Wekhhotep III, was a Twelfth Dynasty governor of Egypt's 14th Upper Egyptian nome, seated at El-Qusiya, buried in rock-cut tomb C1 at Meir.
Ukku-Tanhish
Ukku-Tanhish, also spelled Ukku-Takhesh, was an early king of Awan, the dynastic seat of Elamite rulers in southwestern Iran during the third millennium BC, known only from the reconstructed Awan king list.
Ukush
Ukush, read in the sources as U'u, was an ensi (ruler) of the Sumerian city-state of Umma during Early Dynastic IIIb, and the father of Lugalzagesi.
Ulam-Buriaš
Ulam-Buriaš, also written Ulamburiash, was a Kassite king of the Sealand, brother of Kaštiliašu III, who conquered the Sealand Dynasty in the mid-15th century BCE.
Ullusunu
Ullusunu, also known as Ullusunnu, was king of Mannea in western Iran from about 716 BC, ruling as a vassal of Sargon II of Assyria.
Umm al-Amad votive inscriptions
The Umm al-Amad votive inscriptions are 17 dedicatory texts, 16 Phoenician and one Greek, from the third and second centuries BC at a sanctuary near Tyre, Lebanon, recording offerings to the god Milk'ashtart.
Umm an-Nar culture
The Umm an-Nar culture (أم النار; also Umm al-Nar) was the Bronze Age culture of the Oman peninsula, c. 2700–2000 BC, known for circular communal tombs and round towers.
Umma archive
The Umma archive is a corpus of about 30,000 administrative cuneiform tablets from the Ur III province of Umma in southern Iraq, dating to 2112-2004 BC.
Umma–Lagash border dispute
The Umma–Lagash border dispute, also called the Gu-edina dispute, was a prolonged conflict between the Sumerian city-states of Umma and Lagash over the fertile Gu-edena border tract.
Ummanigash
Ummanigash, also known as Humban-nikaš II, was a king of Elam, son of Urtak, installed by Ashurbanipal of Assyria in 653 BC and killed after backing a Babylonian revolt.
Ummanunu
Ummanunu was a king of Susa in Elam during the early sixth century BC, known from administrative tablets found at Susa and as the father of the later king Šilhak-Inšušinak II.
Undalulu
Undalulu of Akshak is a legendary early Sumerian king named in the Sumerian King List, second king of Akshak with a recorded reign of six years.
Underworld Vision of an Assyrian Prince
The Underworld Vision of an Assyrian Prince, also called the Vision of Kummâ, is a Neo-Assyrian text in which the prince Kummâ dreams of the Mesopotamian underworld.
Uni (Egyptian official)
Uni, also called Weni, was an Old Kingdom Egyptian official who served the Sixth Dynasty kings Teti, Pepi I, and Merenre around 2350–2288 BC, known from his long tomb inscription at Abydos.
Unicorn seals
Unicorn seals are Mature Harappan Indus stamp seals, usually of burnt steatite, dating to about 2600–1900 BCE; their single-horned bovid is the most common motif on inscribed Indus seals.
Unification of Egypt
The unification of Egypt, also called the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, joined the two lands under one king around 3100 BC, associated with Narmer and Menes.
Unification of Egypt by Psamtik I
The unification of Egypt by Psamtik I ended the Third Intermediate Period, as the Saite king of Sais defeated rival Delta rulers and secured Thebes by 656 BC.
Untash-Napirisha
Untash-Napirisha was a Middle Elamite king of the Igihalkid dynasty, reigning around 1340-1300 BC, who founded Dur-Untash, modern Chogha Zanbil in Iran, centered on the largest ziggurat of the ancient Near East.
Unzi of Akshak
Unzi of Akshak is the first king of Akshak in the Sumerian King List, credited with a 30-year reign and treated by scholars as a legendary figure.
Ur Box inscription
The Ur Box inscription is a two-line Phoenician dedication on an ivory box found at Ur, in which Amat-Ba'al presents the box to the goddess Ashtart.
Ur III Dilmun trade texts
The Ur III Dilmun trade texts are cuneiform administrative tablets recording trade between Mesopotamian cities and Dilmun, identified with Bahrain, in the late third millennium BC.
Ur III expeditions to Magan
The Ur III expeditions to Magan were state maritime ventures from the third dynasty of Ur to Magan, mainly for copper, from about 2112 to 2004 BC.
Ur-Baba
Ur-Baba, also written Ur-Bau, was an ensi, or ruler-governor, of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash around 2164–2144 BC, best known as the father-in-law and predecessor of Gudea.
Ur-gar
Ur-gar, also known as Ur-gar of Lagash, was an ensi (governor) of Lagash in southern Mesopotamia during the Lagash II period, around 2200–2100 BC, after the Akkadian Empire's collapse.
Ur-gigir
Ur-gigir, also written Ur-gigira, was a king of Uruk in the late 23rd or early 22nd century BC, second king of the Fourth Dynasty of Uruk.
Ur-Lisi
Ur-Lisi (Ur-Liši) was governor (ensi) of the southern Mesopotamian province of Umma under the Ur III state, serving from Šulgi year 33 until his dismissal in Amar-Suen year 8.