Kish

Kish 𒆧𒆠

First city after the flood (Nippur), maybe most important Sumerian city.

"King of Kish" prestigious title came to mean:
šar kiššatim ("King of Everything" or "King of the Universe")

Kassites probably derive their names from this legendary city. (if only in the sense of Roma deriving from Rome: by referring to former greatness)

The names of the next Early dynastic nine kings of Kish preceding Etana are all Akkadian words for animals, e.g. Zuqaqip "scorpion"

Court cyrus 𓀬 𓊖 𒆠 KI® Kish cosmos 𓎟

Kish civilization (old theory discarded) 𒆧𒆠 Kiš Kish city #Kiššatu 𒈠𒌷𒆠 MA.URU/MA.RI Mari تل حريري Tell ᴹHariri ≠ Marocco 𒌈𒆷 ʰeb₂-la ᴴEbla إبلا 34 mi from Aleppo Ḥalab <> 𓄁 𓃗 Tell Mardikh ⚠️ Nagar Tell Brak