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title: Votive Mace Head from Lagash
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8194/votive-mace-head-from-lagash/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Votive Mace Head from Lagash

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Votive Mace Head from Lagash](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8194.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8194.jpg)

## Image Caption

This mace head was inscribed with a [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) text. The text says that the mace is dedicated to the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Kindazi by the lady Ninkagina, both on her own behalf and that of Nam-mahani, who was a king of Lagash. The mace head itself has a name, which should inspire potency in the king. From Lagash, Southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. Neo-[Sumerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) Period, reign of Nam-mahani, circa 2100 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, February 28). Votive Mace Head from Lagash. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8194/votive-mace-head-from-lagash/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Votive Mace Head from Lagash." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 28, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8194/votive-mace-head-from-lagash/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Votive Mace Head from Lagash." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Feb 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8194/votive-mace-head-from-lagash/>.

## License & Copyright

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