Ur-Ningirsu (
Sumerian: 𒌨𒀭𒎏𒄈𒋢, Ur-D-nin-gir-su)[1] also Ur-Ningirsu II in contrast with the earlier
Ur-Ningirsu I, was a
Sumerian ruler (ensi) of the state of
Lagash in Southern
Mesopotamia who ruled c. 2110 BC. He was the son of the previous ruler of Lagash named
Gudea.[2][3]
Statue of Ur-Ningirsu
A statue of Ur-Ningirsu, dedicated to
Ningishzida (
Sumerian: 𒀭𒎏𒄑𒍣𒁕, DNin-ḡiš-zi-da), is shared by
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, and the
Musée du Louvre, as they own separately the head and the body of the statue, respectively.[3][4] The statue has an inscription in the back, which reads:
"For
Ningišzida, his (personal) god, Ur-Ningirsu, ruler of Lagash, son of
Gudea, ruler of Lagash, who built Ningirsu’s
Eninnu, fashioned his (own) statue. I am the one beloved of his (personal) god; let my life be long - (this is how) he named that statue for his (Ningirsu’s) sake, and he brought it to him into his House"
— Inscription of Statue A of Ur-Ningirsu. AO 9504 Louvre Museum.[1]
Ur-Ningirsu Ensi Lagashki, "Ur-Ningirsu, Governor of Lagash" on his statue
Tribute bearers (base of the statue).
Tribute bearers (right side of the statue).
Other objects and inscriptions
Also found was a foundation cone describing Ur-Ningirsu's construction of several temples.[5]
Inscribed shell bearing the name of Ur-Ningirsu.
Louvre Museum.
Kursarikku associated with the sun god
Shamash. The inscription mentions goddess
Nanshe and is dedicated to "Ur-Ningirsu, ensi of Lagash". Metropolitan Museum of Art 1996.353[6]
Votive macehead in the name of Ur-Ningirsu (inscription upside down). British Museum, BM 86917.[7]
Another statue of Ur-Ningirsu, with the inscription ""For Ningišzida, his (personal) god, Ur-Ningirsu, ruler of Laagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš... (broken)"
References
^
abInscription of Statue A of Ur-Ningirsu, body AO 9504, head MMA 47.100.86, in Edzard, Sibylle; Edzard, Dietz Otto (1997).
Gudea and His Dynasty. University of Toronto Press. pp. 185–186.
ISBN9780802041876.
Ur-Ningirsu (
Sumerian: 𒌨𒀭𒎏𒄈𒋢, Ur-D-nin-gir-su)[1] also Ur-Ningirsu II in contrast with the earlier
Ur-Ningirsu I, was a
Sumerian ruler (ensi) of the state of
Lagash in Southern
Mesopotamia who ruled c. 2110 BC. He was the son of the previous ruler of Lagash named
Gudea.[2][3]
Statue of Ur-Ningirsu
A statue of Ur-Ningirsu, dedicated to
Ningishzida (
Sumerian: 𒀭𒎏𒄑𒍣𒁕, DNin-ḡiš-zi-da), is shared by
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, and the
Musée du Louvre, as they own separately the head and the body of the statue, respectively.[3][4] The statue has an inscription in the back, which reads:
"For
Ningišzida, his (personal) god, Ur-Ningirsu, ruler of Lagash, son of
Gudea, ruler of Lagash, who built Ningirsu’s
Eninnu, fashioned his (own) statue. I am the one beloved of his (personal) god; let my life be long - (this is how) he named that statue for his (Ningirsu’s) sake, and he brought it to him into his House"
— Inscription of Statue A of Ur-Ningirsu. AO 9504 Louvre Museum.[1]
Ur-Ningirsu Ensi Lagashki, "Ur-Ningirsu, Governor of Lagash" on his statue
Tribute bearers (base of the statue).
Tribute bearers (right side of the statue).
Other objects and inscriptions
Also found was a foundation cone describing Ur-Ningirsu's construction of several temples.[5]
Inscribed shell bearing the name of Ur-Ningirsu.
Louvre Museum.
Kursarikku associated with the sun god
Shamash. The inscription mentions goddess
Nanshe and is dedicated to "Ur-Ningirsu, ensi of Lagash". Metropolitan Museum of Art 1996.353[6]
Votive macehead in the name of Ur-Ningirsu (inscription upside down). British Museum, BM 86917.[7]
Another statue of Ur-Ningirsu, with the inscription ""For Ningišzida, his (personal) god, Ur-Ningirsu, ruler of Laagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš... (broken)"
References
^
abInscription of Statue A of Ur-Ningirsu, body AO 9504, head MMA 47.100.86, in Edzard, Sibylle; Edzard, Dietz Otto (1997).
Gudea and His Dynasty. University of Toronto Press. pp. 185–186.
ISBN9780802041876.