VISHWAMITRA
/ UR-NINGIRSU
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Statue
of Ur-Ningirsu, prince of Lagash. AO 9504 Louvre Museum
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Ur-Ningirsu
ruled in Lagash
Vishwamitra
/ Ur-Ningirsu (Sumerian: Ur-nin-gir-su) also Ur-Ningirsu II in contrast
with the earlier Ur-Ningirsu I, was a Sumerian ruler (ensi) of the
state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia who ruled c. 2110 BC. He
was the son of the previous ruler of Lagash named Gudea.
Statue
of Ur-Ningirsu :
A statue of Ur-Ningirsu, dedicated to Ningishzida (Sumerian: Nin-giš-zi-da),
is shared by The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, and the
Musée du Louvre, as they own separately the head and the
body of the statue, respectively. The statue has an inscription
in the back, which reads :
"For
Ningišzida, his (personal) god, Ur-Ningirsu, ruler of Lagash,
son of Gudea, ruler of Lagash, who built Ningirsu’s Eninnu,
fashioned his (own) statue. I am the one beloved of his (personal)
god; let my life be long - (this is how) he named that statue for
his (Ningirsu’s) sake, and he brought it to him into his House"
-
Inscription of Statue A of Ur-Ningirsu. AO 9504 Louvre Museum.
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Portrait
of Ur-Ningirsu. Louvre Museum
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Inscription
on the back of the statue
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Ur-Ningirsu
Ensi Lagashki, "Ur-Ningirsu, Governor of Lagash" on his
statue
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Tribute
bearers (base of the statue)
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Tribute
bearers (right side of the statue)
Other
objects and inscriptions :
Also found was a foundation cone describing Ur-Ningirsu's construction
of several temples.
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Inscribed
shell bearing the name of Ur-Ningirsu. Louvre Museum
![](450px-Kursarikku_associated_with_the_sun_god_Shamash_Reign_of_Ur-Ningirsu_of_Lagash_2150-2100_BCE_Serpentine.jpg)
Kursarikku
associated with the sun god Shamash. The inscription mentions goddess
Nanshe and is dedicated to "Ur-Ningirsu, ensi of Lagash".
Metropolitan Museum of Art 1996.353
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Votive
macehead in the name of Ur-Ningirsu (inscription upside down). British
Museum, BM 86917
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Another
statue of Ur-Ningirsu, with the inscription "For Ningišzida,
his (personal) god, Ur-Ningirsu, ruler of Laagaš, son of Gudea,
ruler of Lagaš... (broken)"
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Ur-Ningirsu