Ur-Pabilsag

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| name = Ur-Pabilsag
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| caption = Enthroned King of Ur, on the Standard of Ur, found in grave PG 779, possibly belonging to Ur-Pabilsag

| succession = King of Ur

| reign = c. 2550 BC

| predecessor = Possibly A-Imdugud

| successor = Possibly Meskalamdug

| death_date = c. 2550 BC

| royal house = First Dynasty of Ur

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Ur-Pabilsag ({{cuneiform|𒌨𒀭𒉺𒉋𒊕}}, ur-^dpa-bil₂-sag; died {{Circa}} 2550 BC) was an early ruler of the First Dynasty of Ur in the 26th century BC. He does not appear in the Sumerian King List, but is known from an inscription fragment found in Ur, bearing the title "Ur-Pabilsag, king of Ur".Inscription "1. {d}LAK566 2. ur-{d}pa-bil2-sag3. lugal uri2#[{ki}-ma]" on fragment BM 124348 in {{cite web |title=CDLI-Found Texts |url=https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/search_results.php?SearchMode=Text&order=PrimaryPublication&MuseumNumber=bm+&Period=ed+iiib |website=cdli.ucla.edu}}For a photograph: {{cite journal |last1=Benati |first1=Giacomo |title=The "Archaic I" Phase of the Ziqqurat Terrace at Ur: A Contextual Re-assessment |journal=Mesopotamia |volume=48 |pages=197-220 [216, Cat. 33] |url=https://www.academia.edu/4541581 |language=en}} It has been suggested that his tomb is at the Royal Cemetery at Ur (Grave PG 779).{{cite book |title=Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus |date=2003 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |isbn=978-1-58839-043-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/artoffirstcities0000unse/page/n121 96] |url=https://archive.org/details/artoffirstcities0000unse |url-access=registration |language=en}}{{cite book |title=Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie |date=2015 |publisher=De Gryuter |page=437 |url=https://www.academia.edu/16287988 |language=en |last1=Martos |first1=Manuel Molina }} He may have died around 2550 BCE.Hamblin, William James. Warfare in the ancient Near East to 1600 BC: holy warriors at the dawn of history, p. 49. Taylor & Francis, 2006. {{ISBN|978-0-415-25588-2}}

It also has been suggested that Ur-Pabilsag was the son of king A-Imdugud, known from grave PG 1236, which is the largest and probably the earliest tomb structure at the Royal Cemetery at Ur.{{cite book |last1=Reade |first1=Julian |title=Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus |date=2003 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |isbn=978-1-58839-043-1 |pages=94–96 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8l9X_3rHFdEC&pg=PA94 |language=en}} The tomb of Ur-Pabilsag (Grave PG 779) is generally considered as the second oldest at the site, and probably contemporary with grave PG 777, thought to be the tomb of his queen. Meskalamdug (grave PG 755, or possibly PG 789) may have been his son.{{cite book |last1=Reade |first1=Julian |title=Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus |date=2003 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |isbn=978-1-58839-043-1 |page=96 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8l9X_3rHFdEC&pg=PA96 |language=en}}