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In use for over 500 year (Naqada IIA - Dynasty 1), the center of HK29A (Ceremonial Center) at Hierakonpolis underwent several renovations, and the structure was composed in part of a walled, oval courtyard 45m long and 13m wide, on the south side of which was a monumental gateway framed by four enormous wooden pillars of acacia wood and the eight smaller ones (arranged in 2 rows).
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| Stone chisel, ca. 3000-2750 BC |
Elam was written with the proto-cuneiform NIM~a  "(to be) high; (to be) early" |
According to the Sumerian king list, En-me-barage-si, "who carried away as spoil the weapons of the land of Elam," became king.
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| Gebelein painted linen, Gebelein, ca. 3600 BC |
Four potentially domestic donkeys were buried in the elite cemetery (HK6) at Hierakonpolis (one from around Tomb 14 and three babies in Tomb 111 dated to the Naqada III usage of the site).
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| "Donkey" (but broken off ears) comb from HK6 Tomb 72 |
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| Petroglyph of donkeys at "Donkey Hill" |
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| Tablet (P325349), ca. 3200-3000 BC |
UB KISZ (Kiš) |
According to the Sumerian king list, Kiš was defeated; its kingship to E-ana was carried.
Sumerian: An (𒀭) = Hierakonpolis, Sumerian: Kiš = the elite
At HK29A, a monumental gateway framed by four enormous acacia wood pillars was found on the south side of a walled, oval courtyard.
Gate = Sumerian: kan4 
(Akkadian: bābu)
E-ana = Sumerian: É-AN.NA 
According to the Sumerian king list, Kiš was defeated; its kingship to E-ana was carried.
E-ana = HK29A (Ceremonial Center) at Hierakonpolis
References:
http://www.hierakonpolis-online.org/index.php/nekhen-newsApril 29, 2024 Takahiko Nakagawa