Lagash Gudea (Sumerian: đ
đ€đ, Gu3-de2-a) was a ruler (ensi) of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia, who ruled c.â2080â2060 BC (short chronology)...
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Approximately twenty-seven statues of Gudea have been found in southern Mesopotamia. Gudea was a ruler (ensi) of the state of Lagash between c. 2144 BC...
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Gudea cylinders The Gudea cylinders are a pair of terracotta cylinders dating to c.â2125 BC, on which is written in cuneiform a Sumerian myth called the...
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E-badbarra, "house, outer wall." Yet another one was built in Girsu by Gudea, though its name is unknown. This ruler considered him to be his personal...
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Thebes", Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt. 2124 BC: Gudea, ruler (ensi) of Lagash, dies. c. 2120 BC: Votive statue of Gudea from Lagash (Iraq) is made. 2119 BCâ2113...
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religion and art, as in the "Libation vase of Gudea", dedicated to Ningishzida by the Sumerian ruler Gudea (21st century BCE short chronology). The muĆĄáž«uĆĄĆĄu...
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Sumer was the Eshumesha temple in Nippur. NinÄirsu was honored by King Gudea of Lagash (ruled 2144â2124 BC), who rebuilt NinÄirsu's temple in Lagash...
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Neo-Sumerian art (section Statues of Gudea)
temple worshiped. As for Neo-Sumerian sculptures, the many prayer statues of Gudea were the most common for this period, although in fact his reign ended a...
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The Gudea Mare (Hungarian: Göde-patak) is a left tributary of the river MureÈ in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the MureÈ in StĂąnceni. Its...
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activity began in the Early Dynastic period (2900-2335Â BC). At the time of Gudea, during the Second Dynasty of Lagash, Girsu became the capital of the Lagash...
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Puzur-ili Ur-Utu Umma II dynasty Lugalannatum (vassal of the Gutians) Ur-Baba Gudea Ur-Ningirsu Ur-gar Nam-mahani Tirigan 2125 BCE Tenth Dynasty of Egypt Meryhathor...
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Gudea dedication tablet to God Ningirsu: "For Ningirsu, Enlil's mighty warrior, his Master, Gudea, ensi of Lagash"...
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ruled c. 2110 BC. He was the son of the previous ruler of Lagash named Gudea. A statue of Ur-Ningirsu, dedicated to Ningishzida (Sumerian: đđđđŁđ...
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and Eannatum, but most bricks date from the restoration effected by Gudea. The Gudea cylinders, perhaps the longest surviving text written in the Sumerian...
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architectural plans, and issued official standards such as Statue B of Gudea and the bronze cubit of Nippur. The systems that would later become the...
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Gudea of Lagash, rose to local prominence and continued the practices of the Sargonic kings' claims to divinity. The previous Lagash dynasty, Gudea and...
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motifs Cippi of Melqart Code of Hammurabi Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II Gudea cylinders Hurrian foundation pegs Investiture of Zimri-Lim Lament for Ur...
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reign of Gudea a temple was built for her in Girsu. She appears in a number of literary compositions, including the hymn inscribed on the Gudea cylinders...
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The "libation vase of Gudea" with the dragon Mushussu, dedicated to Ningishzida (twentieth century BC short chronology). The caduceus is interpreted as...
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Gudea of Lagash (c.â21st century BCE) referred to the Meluhhans who came to Sumer to sell gold dust, carnelian, etc. In the Gudea cylinders, Gudea mentions...
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Puzur-ili Ur-Utu Umma II dynasty Lugalannatum (vassal of the Gutians) Ur-Baba Gudea Ur-Ningirsu Ur-gar Nam-mahani Tirigan 2125 BCE Tenth Dynasty of Egypt Meryhathor...
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of the term Anunnaki come from inscriptions written during the reign of Gudea (c. 2144â2124 BC) and the Third Dynasty of Ur. In the earliest texts, the...
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demons. It is first attested by a 22nd-century BC cylinder inscription at Gudea. In the Angim, or "Ninurta's return to Nippur", it was identified as one...
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Puzur-ili Ur-Utu Umma II dynasty Lugalannatum (vassal of the Gutians) Ur-Baba Gudea Ur-Ningirsu Ur-gar Nam-mahani Tirigan 2125 BCE Tenth Dynasty of Egypt Meryhathor...
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buildings. Examples of foundation deposits Foundation nail dedicated by Gudea to Ningirsu. Fenestrated silver axehead, Middle Bronze Age, found near Byblos...
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Gudea, ruler of Lagash (reign ca. 2144 to 2124 BC), was a great patron of new temples early in the period, and an unprecedented 26 statues of Gudea,...
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Puzur-ili Ur-Utu Umma II dynasty Lugalannatum (vassal of the Gutians) Ur-Baba Gudea Ur-Ningirsu Ur-gar Nam-mahani Tirigan 2125 BCE Tenth Dynasty of Egypt Meryhathor...
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Puzur-ili Ur-Utu Umma II dynasty Lugalannatum (vassal of the Gutians) Ur-Baba Gudea Ur-Ningirsu Ur-gar Nam-mahani Tirigan 2125 BCE Tenth Dynasty of Egypt Meryhathor...
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32nd century BCE, and Mesopotamia, where we have 27 surviving statues of Gudea, who ruled Lagash c. 2144â2124 BCE. In ancient Greece and Rome, the erection...
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