temple of Ningirsu at Girsu
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The temple of Ningirsu at Girsu was a major Sumerian cult center dedicated to the warrior god Ningirsu, renowned from inscriptions of the ruler Gudea that describe its grand reconstruction and religious significance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Ningirsu at Girsu | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian temple
ⓘ
cult center ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Tello (Telloh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalType | multi-courtyard temple complex ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Ningirsu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninĝirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sumerian temple architecture
ⓘ
city-state of Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ temple economy ⓘ |
| countryPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedToAspectOf | Ningirsu as city god of Lagash ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | French archaeological missions ⓘ |
| function |
cult center
ⓘ
economic center ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| governedBy | temple administration of Lagash ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Eninnu
NERFINISHED
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House of the Fifty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeityRole | warrior god ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
administrative rooms
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ sanctuary of Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ storehouses ⓘ |
| hasRituals |
festivals of Ningirsu
ⓘ
offerings to Ningirsu ⓘ |
| knownFrom | inscriptions of Gudea ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Sumerian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Girsu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lagash (city-state) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| majorCultCenterFor | Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
baked brick
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mudbrick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed building accounts of Gudea
ⓘ
religious significance in Lagash ⓘ rich inscriptional evidence ⓘ |
| partOf | urban complex of Girsu ⓘ |
| patronRuler | Gudea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfMajorReconstruction | reign of Gudea ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Gudea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructionDescribedIn |
Gudea cylinders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gudea statues inscriptions ⓘ |
| region | Lower Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sumerian religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Neo-Sumerian period
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late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.