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.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian inscription
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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
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pious building activities of Gudea ⓘ |
| material | clay ⓘ |
| mentions | Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Neo-Sumerian period ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemorating construction of a temple
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recording offerings and rituals for Ningirsu ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Mesopotamian temple cult ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | horizontal cuneiform lines ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform script ⓘ |
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