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Lagash Gudea (Sumerian: 𒅗𒌤𒀀, Gu3-de2-a; died c. 2124 BC) was a
Sumerian ruler (ensi) of the
state of
Lagash in
Southern Mesopotamia, who
ruled c. 2080–2060...
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Gudea cylinders The
Gudea cylinders are a pair of
terracotta cylinders dating to c. 2125 BC, on
which is
written in
cuneiform a
Sumerian myth
called the...
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including Ur-Nanshe, "Ane-tum", En-entar-zid, Ur-Ningirsu, Ur-Bau, and
Gudea.
Little is
known of the
first two
rulers of Lagash. En-hegal is believed...
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Approximately twenty-seven
statues of
Gudea have been
found in
southern Mesopotamia.
Gudea was a
ruler (ensi) of the
state of
Lagash between c. 2144 BC...
- E-badbarra, "house,
outer wall." Yet
another one was
built in
Girsu by
Gudea,
though its name is unknown. This
ruler considered him to be his personal...
- Thebes",
Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt. 2124 BC:
Gudea,
ruler (ensi) of Lagash, dies. c. 2120 BC:
Votive statue of
Gudea from
Lagash (Iraq) is made. 2119 BC–2113...
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religion and art, as in the "Libation vase of
Gudea",
dedicated to
Ningishzida by the
Sumerian ruler Gudea (21st
century BCE
short chronology). The mušḫuššu...
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temple worshiped. As for Neo-Sumerian sculptures, the many
prayer statues of
Gudea were the most
common for this period,
although in fact his
reign ended a...
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reign of
Gudea a
temple was
built for her in Girsu. She
appears in a
number of
literary compositions,
including the hymn
inscribed on the
Gudea cylinders...
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Sumer was the
Eshumesha temple in Nippur. NinÄťirsu was
honored by King
Gudea of
Lagash (ruled 2144–2124 BC), who
rebuilt NinÄťirsu's
temple in Lagash...
