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Gudea 062
Dedicatory inscription recording Gudea's construction of a temple for his personal deity Ninĝišzida at Ĝirsu — one of dozens of such texts that together map the patron-god relationships structuring Lagašite royal piety around 2130 BCE.
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Gudea 063
Dedicatory inscription in which Gudea records building a temple for his personal god Ninĝišzida at Ĝirsu, attesting the Lagašite ruler's direct patron-deity relationship and the city's late third-millennium sacred building programme.
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Gudea 064
Attests Gudea's construction of a temple to Ninĝišzida in Ĝirsu, documenting the Lagašite ruler's personal divine patronage and his city's sacred building program ca. 2130 BCE.
LawGudea 065
(Caption 1, 1) Ninĝišzida, his personal god. (Caption 2, 1) Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, who built ....
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Gudea 066
Votive dedication by Gudea of Lagaš to his personal god Ninĝišzida — one of dozens of such inscriptions that collectively map the theology of divine patronage in the Lagašite revival after Akkadian imperial collapse.
LawGudea 067
(1) For Ninḫursaĝa, the beloved mother of Ninĝirsu, the lady who had become one with the city, the mother of all children, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple in Ĝirsu.
LawGudea 068
(1) For Ninḫursaĝa, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple.
LawGudea 069
(1) To Ninizimua, ... dedicated this (cup) .... The name of this libation vessel is "My compassionate personal god will rise on the horizon".
LawGudea 070
(1) For Ninmarki, the kind woman, the firstborn child of Nanše, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her wall of Guabbatur, and inside it he built her temple.
LawGudea 071
(1) For Ninšubur, the envoy of An, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple.
LawGudea 072
(1) For Ninšubur, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple.
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Gudea 073
Attests Gudea's construction of the E-kitušakkile for Šul-šagana, son of the city-god Ninĝirsu — adding one temple to the documented building programme that defined Lagaš's late third-millennium religious landscape.
LawGudea 074
(1') ..., his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built his temple in Ĝirsu.
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Gudea 075
Records Gudea's restoration of the city wall of Ĝirsu, attesting the ruler of Lagaš's building piety toward Ninĝirsu during the post-Akkadian revival of Sumerian royal inscription traditions.
LawGudea 076
(1') ..., Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder of Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, dedicated this (stand) for his well-being.
LawGudea 077
(1') ..., Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (bowl) for his well-being.
LawGudea 078
(1') ..., who built the temple of Nanše, dedicated this (vessel) for his well-being.
LawGudea 079
(1') ..., who built ... of ..., dedicated this (mace) for his well-being.
LawGudea 080
(1') ..., Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, his wine ....
LawGudea 081
(1') ..., his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, ....
LawGudea 082
(1) Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu.
LawGudea 084
(1') ..., Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder of Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu and the E-ĝidru, his temple of seven niches, ....
LawGudea 085
(1') He mixed the clay in a pure place, and made the (first) brick in an undefiled place. He purified the foundation by carrying around fire, and anointed the foundation pegs with oil of princely fragrance.
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Gudea 086
One of the Gudea corpus inscriptions commemorating construction of the E-ninnu temple at Lagaš: a witness to the Sumerian ruler's self-presentation as pious builder rather than military conqueror.
LawGudea 087
(1') ..., the builder Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu-anzud-babbar, ....
LawGudea 088
(1') ..., Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, ... the temple ....
LawGudea 089
(1) To Bau, his lady, Lugal-durĝar, the merchant, dedicated this (vessel) for the well-being of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš.
LawGudea 090
(1) To Bau, the kind woman, her lady, Ninala, (Gudea's) spouse, dedicated this (bowl) for the well-being of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, and for her own well-being.
LawGudea 091
(1) To Ĝeštinana, the lady of Saĝub, Zikalama, the stone-cutter, dedicated this (stand) for the well-being of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš.
LawGudea 093
(1) For Ig-alima, her/his master, ... (this object) for the well-being of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš ....
LawGudea 094
(back 1) To Ninegala, her lady, ... (this object) for the well-being of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš. (base 1') She fashioned (her statue) and brought it before her in the temple. The name of this statue is "Ninegala (is) my lady!".
LawGudea 095
(1) To Ninmar, her/his lady, ... (this object) for the well-being of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš ....
LawGudea 096
(1) To ...., her/his lady, ... (this object) for the well-being of Gudea, ....
LawGudea 097
(1) ..., for the well-being of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, ....
LawGudea 098
(1) To Ig-alima, her master, Ninala, the spouse of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (mace).
LawGudea 099
(i 1) To ..., her lady, Ninala, child of Ur-Bau, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (female statuette) for the well-being of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, her spouse, and for her own well-being. The name of this statue is "My lady called me, (and) I built it on the appointed day."
LawGudea 100
(1) Gudea, ruler of Lagaš: Lugal-agrigzid, the scribe, (is) his child.
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Gudea 101add
Records Gudea of Lagaš's construction of the E-ninnu temple for Ninĝirsu and the erection of a commemorative stela — evidence of the votive building programs through which Lagašite rulers articulated divine patronage.
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Gudea 102add
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.
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(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made an eternal thing appear: he built and restored his E-ninnu-anzud-babbar. (12) It is ... of the stela.
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Gudea 105add
Attests Gudea of Lagaš's restoration of Niĝin and construction of the E-sirara temple for Nanše, goddess of boundaries and justice — anchoring his building program to divine patronage over law and border administration.
LawGudea 106add
(1) Gudea, ruler of Lagaš: Geme-Šulpae is his spouse.
LawGudea 2001add (formerly Šu-Suen 2003) / CDLI Seals 005569 (CDLI Seals 005569 (composite))
(1) Gudea, ruler of Lagaš: Ur-Šarura, child of Ur-Suen, is your servant.
LawGudea 2002add / CDLI Seals 013771 (CDLI Seals 013771 (composite))
(1) Gudea, ruler of Lagaš: Ur-Šarura, child of Ur-Suen, is your servant.
LawGudea 2003add / CDLI Seals 003781 (CDLI Seals 003781 (composite))
(1) Mani, the cupbearer of Gudea, child of Ur-Lamma.
LawGudea 2004add / CDLI Seals 003080 (CDLI Seals 003780 (composite))
(1) Lu-Dumuzid, descendant of Ur-Lamma, the cupbearer of Gudea.
LawGudea Cylinder 06
(i 1) ....... (ii 1') ........ He made the dragon raise its neck high. ... manu-wood .... Its ... did sit in the ... for him. You did capture the dragon and kill it; you indeed made it lie at your feet. (iii 1') My father, although it was a warrior, I did kill the Six-headed wild ram in its mountain. (iii 4') The Date palm grew very tall over the mountain, the pure place. (iv 1') Because ....., ... do not eat good food; do not drink fresh water in Ŋirsu.
LawGudea Cylinder 07
(i 1') ... lapis lazuli .... (ii 1') ... of the Land, its mooring stake .... (iii 1') ... temple ... Land ....
LawGudea Cylinder 10
(i 1') Enlil said to lord Ninĝirsu: .... (ii 1') ....
LawGudea Statue A
(shoulder 1) Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, who built the E-ninnu of Ninĝirsu. (statue i 1) For Ninḫursaĝa, the lady who had become one with the city, the mother of all children, his lady, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, built her temple in the city of Ĝirsu. He fashioned her holy chest, fashioned her lofty throne of ladyhood, and brought them before her into her lofty temple. He transported diorite from the mountains of Magan, fashioned his statue from it, named it for her sake "The lady, who decides the fates in heaven and earth, Nintur, the mother of the gods, has prolonged the life of Gudea, the temple-builder", and brought it before her into the temple.
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