Ur-Ningirsu Explained

Ur-Ningirsu
Ruler of Lagash
Reign:	c. 2110 BC
Predecessor:	Gudea
Successor:	Ur-gar
Dynasty:	Rulers of Lagash

Ur-Ningirsu (Sumerian:, Ur-^D-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.^{[1] [2]}

Statue of Ur-Ningirsu

A statue of Ur-Ningirsu, dedicated to Ningishzida (Sumerian: , ^DNin-ḡiš-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.^{[2] [3]} The statue has an inscription in the back, which reads:

Other objects and inscriptions

Also found was a foundation cone describing Ur-Ningirsu's construction of several temples.^[4]

Sources

• Book: Dijk-Coombes . Renate Marian van . Portrait of a Ruler: The Portrayal of Ur-Ningirsu in Statuary and Inscriptions . 358–381 . en.
• Web site: Ur-Ningirsu in the Metropolitan Museum of Art . www.metmuseum.org.

Notes and References

1. Book: Edzard . Sibylle . Edzard . Dietz Otto . Gudea and His Dynasty . 1997 . University of Toronto Press . 9780802041876 . 7–8 . en.
2. Book: Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus . 2003 . Metropolitan Museum of Art . 9781588390431 . 431-432 . registration . en.
3. Web site: Un prince sumérien de retour à Paris - Ur-Ningirsu Musée du Louvre Paris . www.louvre.fr.
4. Web site: Sumerian Pottery Cuneiform Foundation Cone . LiveAuctioneers Archives . 22 July 2020.