Cylinder A of Gudea

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Cylinder A of Gudea is a large inscribed clay cylinder from ancient Mesopotamia that records the Sumerian ruler Gudea’s pious building activities and dedication of the temple of Ningirsu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian inscription
Sumerian text
inscribed clay cylinder
royal building inscription
associatedDeity Ningirsu NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Lagash NERFINISHED
associatedRuler Gudea of Lagash NERFINISHED
associatedWith Gudea NERFINISHED
chronologicalContext late 3rd millennium BCE
countryOfOrigin Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
creator Gudea NERFINISHED
culture Sumerian NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo Ningirsu NERFINISHED
depicts religious devotion of Gudea
describes construction of the temple of Ningirsu
ritual purity and piety of Gudea
genre building inscription
hasPart cuneiform columns of text
inscriptionType royal dedication inscription
language Sumerian language NERFINISHED
mainSubject dedication of the temple of Ningirsu
pious building activities of Gudea
material clay
mentions Ningirsu NERFINISHED
period Neo-Sumerian period
purpose commemorating construction of a temple
recording offerings and rituals for Ningirsu
religiousContext Mesopotamian temple cult
scriptDirection horizontal cuneiform lines
writingSystem cuneiform script

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Gudea hasWork Cylinder A of Gudea