Ur-Ningirsu
| Ur-Ningirsu 𒌨𒀭𒎏𒄈𒍪 | |
|---|---|
| Ruler of Lagash | |
 Statue of Ur-Ningirsu, prince of Lagash. Louvre Museum. | |
| Reign | c. 2110 BC |
| Predecessor | Gudea |
| Successor | Pirigme or Ugme |
| Dynasty | Rulers of Lagash |
Ur-Ningirsu (Sumerian: 𒌨𒀭𒎏𒄈𒍪, Ur-nin-gir-zi)[1] also Ur-Ningirsu II, was a 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]
A statue of Ur-Ningirsu 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.[1]
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Portrait of Ur-Ningirsu. Louvre Museum. -
Inscription on the back of the statue. -
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). -
Inscribed shell bearing the name of Ur-Ningirsu. Louvre Museum.
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References
- ^ a b Inscription 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. ISBN 9780802041876.
- ^ Edzard, Sibylle; Edzard, Dietz Otto (1997). Gudea and His Dynasty. University of Toronto Press. pp. 7–8. ISBN 9780802041876.
- ^ a b Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2003. pp. 431-432. ISBN 9781588390431.
- ^ "Un prince sumérien de retour à Paris - Ur-Ningirsu | Musée du Louvre | Paris". www.louvre.fr.
Sources
- Dijk-Coombes, Renate Marian van. Portrait of a Ruler: The Portrayal of Ur-Ningirsu in Statuary and Inscriptions. pp. 358–381.
- "Ur-Ningirsu in the Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org.
