page_title: Pabilgagaltuku
hierarchical_section_title: Pabilgagaltuku
caption_attribution_description: English: Near East non political
context_page_description: Pabilgagaltuku, also Pabilgeshgaltuku was Governor of Umma, a city-state in Sumer, circa 2450 BCE. He was captured by Ur-Nanshe of Lagash. His successor was Ush, king of Umma.
  Pabilgagaltuku is known from an inscription of Ur-Nanshe, in which Ur-Nanshe claims that he defeated Umma and captured Pabilgagaltuku:
  pabilgax-gal-tuku ensi2 ummaki mu-dab5
  “He seized Pabilgagaltuku, the governor of Umma.”
  — Inscription of Ur-Nanshe.
  Pabilgagaltuku may also be mentioned in the Stele of Vultures, as having been vanquished in the past by Ur-Nanshe.
context_section_description: Pabilgagaltuku, also Pabilgeshgaltuku (𒉺𒉈𒅍𒃲𒌇, pa.bil2.ĝeš-gal-tuku) was Governor (ensi) of Umma, a city-state in Sumer, circa 2450 BCE.  He was captured by Ur-Nanshe of Lagash. His successor was Ush, king of Umma.
  Pabilgagaltuku is known from an inscription of Ur-Nanshe, in which Ur-Nanshe claims that he defeated Umma and captured Pabilgagaltuku:  
  pabilgax (pa.bil2.ĝeš)-gal-tuku ensi2 umma(geš.kušu2)ki mu-dab5
  
  “He seized Pabilgagaltuku, the governor of Umma.”
  — Inscription of Ur-Nanshe.
  Pabilgagaltuku may also be mentioned in the Stele of Vultures, as having been vanquished in the past by Ur-Nanshe.
caption: Ush was king of Umma, circa 2400 BCE.
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