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The cuneiform inscriptions on the back of this small diorite statue (height 18 cm) read, "Dedicated to the god Ningizzida, his god, by Ur-ningirsu, priest-prince of Lagash, son of Gudea, priest-prince of Lagash." This bearded man is Ur-ningirsu. The mouth and the nose appear to be damaged on purpose. Probably, Ur-ningirsu dedicated this statuette of himself to the temple of Ningizzida. Ningizzida was the Sumerian god of the underworld and the guardian of the gate of heaven. Neo-Sumerian period, 2117 BCE. From southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Pergamon Museum, Berlin).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, August 31). Statue of Ur-ningirsu. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2984/statue-of-ur-ningirsu/
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