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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 040

Dedicatory inscription in which Gudea of Lagaš records building the E-ninnu temple for Ninĝirsu — part of a corpus that defines Lagašite royal piety and Sumerian building-inscription conventions in the late third millennium.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 041

Dedicatory inscription in which Gudea of Lagaš credits Ninĝirsu with commissioning the E-ninnu temple: one of dozens of such texts that collectively map the ideological compact between Lagašite rulers and their city-god.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 042

Dedicatory inscription in which Gudea of Lagaš records building the E-ninnu temple for the warrior-god Ninĝirsu — a primary source for the late third-millennium Lagašite temple-building program and royal piety ideology.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 043

Gudea's dedication of the E-ninnu temple to the warrior-god Ninĝirsu at Lagaš, attesting the ideological programme through which a post-Akkadian ruler legitimised his authority via monumental sacred construction.

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~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.

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~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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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 046

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder of Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, built his E-ĝidru, the temple of seven niches.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 047

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made an eternal thing appear: he built his E-ĝidru, the temple of seven niches.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 048

Gudea's dedication of the E-ĝidru, temple of seven niches, to Ninĝirsu attests the ruler of Lagaš's systematic programme of temple-building as the primary medium of royal legitimacy in the late third millennium.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 049

Records Gudea of Lagaš's construction of the Bagara temple for the war-god Ninĝirsu, adding one data point to the sequence of building inscriptions that document the neo-Sumerian revival of monumental piety ca. 2130 BCE.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 050

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built his temple of Bagara.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 051

Dedicatory inscription recording Gudea's restoration of the Kasura gate at Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu temple in Lagaš — one of many such texts that together document the scale of his building programme ca. 2130 BCE.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 052

(i 1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, who built Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, built and restored his spectacular Kasura gate, which brings abundance. (This) is part of the door.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 053

(1) To Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, said: „... the dais of Girnun ...”

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 054

(1) For Ninĝirsu, master of Bagara, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš installed this (door socket) in the temple of Bagara for his well-being.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 055a

(1) To Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, ..., the builder of ..., dedicated this (stand) for his well-being.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 055b

(1') ... of Lagaš, brought about perfeštion: ... his E-ninnu-anzud-babbar.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 056

(i 1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, mined this (piece of) alabaster in the mountain range of Uringiriaz at the Upper Sea, transported it from there, and fashioned a mace with three lion heads from it. He dedicated it for his well-being to (Ninĝirsu).

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 057

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (bowl) for his well-being.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 058

(1') He transported ... from ... and fashioned a lofty basin from it for him. ... (1'') For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (basin) for his well-being.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 059

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made an eternal thing appear: he ... his E-ninnu-anzud-babbar.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 060

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, ...

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 061

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ...

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 062

Dedicatory inscription recording Gudea's construction of a temple for his personal deity Ninĝišzida at Ĝirsu — one of dozens of such texts that together map the patron-god relationships structuring Lagašite royal piety around 2130 BCE.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 063

Dedicatory inscription in which Gudea records building a temple for his personal god Ninĝišzida at Ĝirsu, attesting the Lagašite ruler's direct patron-deity relationship and the city's late third-millennium sacred building programme.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 064

Attests Gudea's construction of a temple to Ninĝišzida in Ĝirsu, documenting the Lagašite ruler's personal divine patronage and his city's sacred building program ca. 2130 BCE.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 065

(Caption 1, 1) Ninĝišzida, his personal god. (Caption 2, 1) Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, who built ....

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 066

Votive dedication by Gudea of Lagaš to his personal god Ninĝišzida — one of dozens of such inscriptions that collectively map the theology of divine patronage in the Lagašite revival after Akkadian imperial collapse.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 067

(1) For Ninḫursaĝa, the beloved mother of Ninĝirsu, the lady who had become one with the city, the mother of all children, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple in Ĝirsu.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 068

(1) For Ninḫursaĝa, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 069

(1) To Ninizimua, ... dedicated this (cup) .... The name of this libation vessel is "My compassionate personal god will rise on the horizon".

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 070

(1) For Ninmarki, the kind woman, the firstborn child of Nanše, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her wall of Guabbatur, and inside it he built her temple.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 071

(1) For Ninšubur, the envoy of An, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 072

(1) For Ninšubur, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 073

Attests Gudea's construction of the E-kitušakkile for Šul-šagana, son of the city-god Ninĝirsu — adding one temple to the documented building programme that defined Lagaš's late third-millennium religious landscape.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 074

(1') ..., his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built his temple in Ĝirsu.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 075

Records Gudea's restoration of the city wall of Ĝirsu, attesting the ruler of Lagaš's building piety toward Ninĝirsu during the post-Akkadian revival of Sumerian royal inscription traditions.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 076

(1') ..., Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder of Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, dedicated this (stand) for his well-being.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 077

(1') ..., Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (bowl) for his well-being.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 078

(1') ..., who built the temple of Nanše, dedicated this (vessel) for his well-being.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 079

(1') ..., who built ... of ..., dedicated this (mace) for his well-being.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 080

(1') ..., Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, his wine ....

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 081

(1') ..., his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, ....

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 082

(1) Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 084

(1') ..., Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder of Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu and the E-ĝidru, his temple of seven niches, ....

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 085

(1') He mixed the clay in a pure place, and made the (first) brick in an undefiled place. He purified the foundation by carrying around fire, and anointed the foundation pegs with oil of princely fragrance.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 086

One of the Gudea corpus inscriptions commemorating construction of the E-ninnu temple at Lagaš: a witness to the Sumerian ruler's self-presentation as pious builder rather than military conqueror.

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 087

(1') ..., the builder Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu-anzud-babbar, ....

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 088

(1') ..., Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, ... the temple ....

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~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Gudea 089

(1) To Bau, his lady, Lugal-durĝar, the merchant, dedicated this (vessel) for the well-being of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš.

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