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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Nammahni 02
Attests Nammahni of Lagaš's construction of the E-ninnu temple and a cedarwood audience chamber for Ninĝirsu, placing this ruler — often overshadowed by Gudea — in the monumental building tradition of late third-millennium Lagaš.
Religion & Myth
~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Nammahni 03
One of the surviving royal inscriptions of Nammahni, the last independent ruler of Lagaš before Ur-Namma's unification under Ur III, attesting his titulature at the close of the Akkadian period.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Ur-Bau 01
Dedicatory inscription of Ur-Bau of Lagash recording the construction of a temple to Bau in Iri-kug: direct epigraphic evidence for royal temple-building patronage in the late Akkadian period.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Ur-Bau 04
Dedicatory inscription of Ur-Bau of Lagaš recording construction of the E-ninnu temple for Ninĝirsu — anchoring the pre-Gudean building history of Lagaš's chief cult site before the famous Gudea cylinders.
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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Ur-Bau 06
Lists five temple-building projects by Ur-Bau of Lagaš — including E-ninnu for Ninĝirsu — fixing his reign as a major phase of sacred construction just before the Gutian period disrupted Sumerian urban life.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Ur-Bau 12
Attests the title 'spouse of Nanna' for an en priestess of Lagaš under Ur-Bau, anchoring the sacred marriage institution in the Akkadian period a generation before the Ur III florescence.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Ur-Bau 13
Dedicatory inscription naming En-Ane-pada, en-priestess of Nanna and daughter of Ur-Bau of Lagaš: direct epigraphic evidence linking the ruling dynasty to the moon-god's cult in the generation before Gudea.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Ur-Ningirsu II 02
Attests Ur-Ningirsu II's continuation of his father Gudea's building program at Lagash, anchoring the post-Akkadian Lagashite dynasty's legitimacy through temple patronage of Ningirsu's Eninnu.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Utu-hegal 1
Attests Utu-hegal's assertion of divine authority — Nanše as 'lady of boundaries' — to resolve a border dispute between Ur and Lagaš, placing territorial law under goddess-sanctioned jurisdiction rather than military conquest alone.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Utu-hegal 3
Attests Utu-hegal's assertion of sovereignty over disputed border territory between Ur and Lagash under divine sanction — evidence that boundary disputes were resolved through royal inscription as well as warfare.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine
RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. add1245
For Ningirsu, mighty warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagash, made the fitting things resplendent for him. His Eninnu, the White Anzu (temple), he built for him, he restored it for him (to its place).
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine
RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. add1287
For Ningirsu, mighty warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagash, made (what is) fitting resplendent (for him); his Eninnu, the White Thunderbird, he built for him, (and) restored it for him to its place.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine
RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. add1338
For Ningirsu, the mighty warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagash, made fitting things resplendent for him. His Eninnu, (adorned with) the White Anzu, he built for him; he restored it to its place for him.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine
RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. add1487
For Ningirsu, mighty warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagash, made resplendent what is fitting for him. His Eninnu, the White Anzud (Thunderbird), he built for him, he restored it for him (returned it to its place).
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine
RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. add1488
For Ningirsu, mighty warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagash, made the fitting thing resplendent (for him). The Eninnu, his (temple of the) White Anzu, he built for him; he restored it for him to its place.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine
RIME 3/1.01.07.040, ex. add06
For Ningirsu, mighty warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagash, made fitting things resplendent for him; his Eninnu, the White Thunderbird (Anzu), he built for him.
Religion & MythWriting & Literature~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine
RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. add368
For Ninĝirsu, mighty warrior of Enlil, his master: Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made (what is) fitting resplendent for him (i.e., properly carried out the due ordinances). His Eninnu, the White Thunderbird (temple), he built for him, (and) restored it for him.
Religion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine
RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. add369
For Ningirsu, mighty warrior of Enlil, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagash, made the fitting thing resplendent for him. His Eninnu of the White Anzu(-bird) he built for him, (and) restored it for him.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine
RIME 3/1.01.07.042, ex. add16
For Ningirsu, the mighty warrior of Enlil, his master: Gudea, ruler of Lagash, built for him his Eninnu, (the temple) of the White Anzu-bird.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine
RIME 3/1.01.07.048, ex. add092
[For Ningirsu], [the mighty warrior] of En[lil], his master (lord): Gudea, ruler of Lagash, the one who built the E-ninnu of Ningirsu — [the E-PA, his house of seven corners (niches),] he built for him.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine
RIME 3/1.01.07.048, ex. add106
For Ningirsu, mighty warrior of Enlil, his master: Gudea, ruler of Lagash, the one who built the Eninnu of Ningirsu — he built for him the Epa, his house of seven corners (niches).
Economy~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 001
(1) For Bau, the kind woman, the child of An, the lady of Iri-kug, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple in Iri-kug.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 002
(1) For Bau, the child of An, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple in Iri-kug.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 005
(1) For Bau, the kind woman, the daughter of An, the lady of Iri-kug, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder of Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, built her city wall of Iri-kug.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 006
(1) For Bau, the kind woman, the child of An, the lady of Iri-kug, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her city wall of Iri-kug.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 007
(i 1) For Bau, the kind woman, the daughter of An, the lady of Iri-kug, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, ... builder Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu-anzud-babbar, ... Bau ....
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Gudea 009
(1) For Enki, king of the Abzu, the eternal and immutable king, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built his temple on the bank of the Tigris.
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Gudea 010
(1) To Enlil, the king of the gods, for the sanctuary in Nibru, the Dur-an-ki, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the boat-tower of the E-kur, dedicated this (vessel) for his well-being.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 011a
(1) For Ĝatumdug, the mother of Lagaš, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple in Iri-kug. This is (part) of the door.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 012
(1) For Ĝatumdug, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, devotee of Ĝatumdug, built her temple in Iri-kug.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 013
(1) For Ĝatumdug, the mother of Lagaš, ..., his mother who bore him, built her temple in Ĝirsu.
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Gudea 014
(1) For Ḫendursaĝ, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built his temple.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 015
(1) For Ḫendursaĝ, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, ....
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Gudea 017
(1) To Igalim, the beloved child of Ninĝirsu, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (mace) for his well-being.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 020
(1) For Inana, the lady of all lands, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, devotee of Ĝatumdug, built her E-ana in Ĝirsu.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 021
(1) For Inana, the lady of all lands, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her E-ana in Ĝirsu.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 022
(1) For Inana, the lady of all lands, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 023
(1) To Inana, the lady of all lands, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (vessel) for his well-being.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 027
(1) For Nanše, the mighty lady, the lady of the boundaries, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made an eternal thing appear: he built and restored her E-sirara, the mountain rising from among the houses, in her beloved city, Niĝin, (and) restored her lofty city wall.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 028
(1) For Nanše, the mighty lady, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple.
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Gudea 029
(1) For Nanše, the mighty lady, the lady of the boundaries, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her E-engur in Zulum.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 032
(1) For Nindara, the mighty master, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built his beloved temple, the E-lalde in Kieša.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 033
(1) To Nindara, the mighty master, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder of the E-sirara, Nanše's temple, dedicated this (mace) for his well-being.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 034
(1) To Nindara, the mighty master, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (mace/bowl) for his well-being.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 035
(1) For Nindub, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built his temple.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 036
(1) To Ninegala, the lady of the scepter, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (vessel) for his well-being.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 038
(i 1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built and restored his E-ninnu-anzud-babbar.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 039
(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built his E-ninnu-anzud-babbar.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 044
(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built his E-ninnu-anzud-babbar, (and) built a cedar porch, his place of rendering judgement, inside it.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI
Gudea 045
(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made an eternal thing appear: he built his E-ninnu-anzud-babbar, (and) built his beloved divine audience chamber from fragrant cedarwood inside it.
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