Cylinder B of Gudea
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Cylinder B of Gudea is one of a pair of large inscribed clay cylinders from ancient Mesopotamia that record the Sumerian ruler Gudea’s building activities and pious deeds in the city-state of Lagash.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian inscription
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inscribed clay cylinder ⓘ royal building inscription ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Nanshe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
city-state of Lagash
NERFINISHED
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pious deeds of Gudea ⓘ royal propaganda ⓘ temple building activities ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | reign of Gudea of Lagash ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Gudea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| depicts | relationship between Gudea and the gods ⓘ |
| describes |
construction of temples in Lagash
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divine instructions for temple construction ⓘ offerings and rituals performed by Gudea ⓘ |
| dynasty | Second Dynasty of Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
commemorative inscription
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foundation text ⓘ |
| genre | royal inscription ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Cylinder A of Gudea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | large clay cylinder ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important source for Neo-Sumerian history
ⓘ
important source for Sumerian religion and cult practices ⓘ |
| inscribedBy | scribes of Gudea ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | cylinder inscription ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | extended narrative inscription ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Gudea’s building activities
ⓘ
Gudea’s religious devotion ⓘ |
| material | clay ⓘ |
| partOf | pair of Gudea cylinders ⓘ |
| period | Neo-Sumerian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to demonstrate Gudea’s piety
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to record Gudea’s building works ⓘ |
| region | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Sumerian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulerDepicted | Gudea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Sumerian cuneiform ⓘ |
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