Position in chronology
Gudea 102add
Translation — scholar edition
ETCSRI(1) For Ninkar, the shining god on the sky, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built his temple in Niĝin.
Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions — scholar edition (Vienna).
Why it matters
Attests Gudea's construction of a temple to Ninkar at Niggin, expanding the documented roster of cultic building projects undertaken by Lagash's most prolific royal builder.
Scholarly note
Sumerian royal inscription, published in the Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI) by Gábor Zólyomi and collaborators. Translation reproduced from the ETCSRI edition. ORACC text Q003229.
Attribution
Image: MS 2400 (Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway) — from uncertain (mod. uncertain) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts, P251600). source
Translation excerpted from Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q003229/.
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