Gudea inscriptions
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The Gudea inscriptions are a collection of Sumerian cuneiform texts, primarily on statues and foundation tablets, that record the building activities, piety, and political achievements of Gudea, ruler of the city-state of Lagash in the late 3rd millennium BCE.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian text corpus
ⓘ
cuneiform inscription corpus ⓘ primary historical source ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Tello (ancient Girsu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Gatumdug
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nanshe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gudea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalRole | source for dating Gudea’s reign ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateRange | circa 2144–2124 BCE ⓘ |
| describes |
construction of temples in Lagash
ⓘ
dedication of offerings to gods ⓘ relations between Gudea and the gods ⓘ urban and temple infrastructure projects ⓘ |
| foundOn |
cylinders
ⓘ
foundation tablets ⓘ statues of Gudea ⓘ |
| function |
commemorative inscription
ⓘ
foundation record ⓘ royal propaganda ⓘ |
| genre |
building inscription
ⓘ
royal inscription ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingMentioned | Gudea of Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Gudea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
building activities of Gudea ⓘ piety of Gudea ⓘ political achievements of Gudea ⓘ |
| medium |
clay
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEntityMentioned | city-state of Lagash ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
British Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfDiscovery | Telloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gudea cylinders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
statues of Gudea ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | monumental cuneiform ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reconstructing political history of Lagash
ⓘ
studying Mesopotamian art and architecture ⓘ studying Sumerian language ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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