Kindazi Explained

Type:	Mesopotamian
Kindazi
Deity Of:	Divine Barber

Kindazi (Sumerian: {{cuneiform|, ^dkinda2-zi)^[1] was a minor Sumerian god. He was a "divine barber" and an acolyte of god Ningirsu.^{[2] [3]}

He is known from inscriptions, such as a macehead dedicated by queen Ninkagina for the life of King Nam-mahani of Lagash:^[4]

He also appears in various other inscriptions, such as the Gudea cylinders.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sumerian Dictionary .
2. Book: Chavalas . Mark . Women in the Ancient Near East: A Sourcebook . 2013 . Routledge . 978-1-135-00824-6 . 17 . en.
3. Book: Women's Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Anthology of the Earliest Female Authors . 2017 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-108-50577-2 . 182 . en.
4. Book: Women's Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Anthology of the Earliest Female Authors . 2017 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-108-50577-2 . 182 . en.
5. Book: Edzard . Sibylle . Edzard . Dietz Otto . Gudea and His Dynasty . 1997 . University of Toronto Press . 978-0-8020-4187-6 . 97 . en.