Hamazi
thumb|260px|Vase fragments of Uhub. The top one has the fragmentary inscription Zababa Uhub Ensi Kish-ki ("God [[Zababa, Uhub Governor of Kish"). The second fragment from a different vase mentions "Pussusu conqueror of Hamazi (, ha-ma-ziki)". British Museum (BM 129401)]] thumb|upright|"Hamazi" in the inscription of Uhub. Hamazi or Khamazi (Sumerian: , ha-ma-ziki, or Ḫa-ma-zi2ki) was an ancient kingdom or city-state which became prominent during the Early Dynastic period. Its exact location is unknown.
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- History
- Early Bronze Age
- Early Dynastic period
- Akkadian period
- Ur III period
- Location
- List of rulers
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|260px|Vase fragments of Uhub. The top one has the fragmentary inscription Zababa Uhub Ensi Kish-ki ("God [[Zababa, Uhub Governor of Kish"). The second fragment from a different vase mentions "Pussusu conqueror of Hamazi (, ha-ma-ziki)". British Museum (BM 129401)]] thumb|upright|"Hamazi" in the inscription of Uhub. Hamazi or Khamazi (Sumerian: , ha-ma-ziki, or Ḫa-ma-zi2ki) was an ancient kingdom or city-state which became prominent during the Early Dynastic period. Its exact location is unknown.
==History== ===Early Bronze Age=== In the early days of archaeology two pottery fragments were found in Nippur which it was assumed were part of the same vessel (CBS 9571+CBS 9577). One referred to a Uhub/Utug ruler of Kish and the other to an unknown ruler defeating Hamazi. Subsequent analysis showed that the two fragments did not in fact belong to the same vessel. The relevant fragment (BM 129402) reads "[To the deity DN P]ussussu, vanquisher of Hamazi, dedi[cated] (this vessel).".