Editing Gudea (section)

==Important artifacts==
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File:Girsu Gudea libation vase.jpg|The "Libation vase of Gudea" with the dragon [[Mušḫuššu]], dedicated to Ningishzida (21st century BC [[short chronology]]). The [[caduceus]] (right) is interpreted as depicting god [[Ningishzida]]. Inscription; "To the god Ningiszida, his god, Gudea, Ensi (governor) of Lagash, for the prolongation of his life, has dedicated this"
Image:GUDEA GOV OF LAGASH - bust.JPG|Head of Gudea in polished diorite, reign of Gudea ([[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|Boston Museum of Fine Arts]])
File:Girsu Lion Macehead.jpg|Lion macehead of Gudea, Girsu.<ref>{{cite book|last1=de Sarzec|first1=Ernest|title=Découvertes en Chaldée|publisher=L. Heuzey|page=229|url=http://1886.u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr/items/viewer/76267#page/n235/mode/1up|access-date=2020-03-16|archive-date=2021-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307194455/http://1886.u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr/items/viewer/76267#page/n235/mode/1up|url-status=dead}}</ref>
File:Gudea dedication tablet to Ningirsu.jpg|Gudea dedication tablet to God [[Ningirsu]]: "For Ningirsu, [[Enlil]]'s mighty warrior, his Master, Gudea, ensi of Lagash"
File:Gudea tablet Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin.jpg|Gudea tablet: "For [[Hendursaga]], his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagash, built his house."<ref>D. O. Edzard, ''The Royal inscriptions of Mesopotamia, Early periods, vol. 3/1, Gudea and His Dynasty'', Toronto, 1997, p. 117-118</ref> Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin
Foundation Nail of Gudea, about 2100 BC, Neo-Sumerian, Iraq, probably Lagash, copper alloy - Cleveland Museum of Art - DSC08176.JPG|Foundation nail of Gudea, Cleveland Museum of Art
File:Cylindres de Gudea - Musée du Louvre Antiquités orientales AO MNB 1511 ; MNB 1512.jpg|The [[Gudea cylinders]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Louvre Museum|url=https://www.louvre.fr/oeuvre-notices/cylindres-de-gudea|access-date=2020-04-01|archive-date=2013-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916014251/https://www.louvre.fr/oeuvre-notices/cylindres-de-gudea|url-status=dead}}</ref>
File:GudeaName.jpg|Name and title "Gudea, ensi of Lagash" on [[Statues of Gudea|Statue A of Gudea]].
File:Clou de fondation du temple de ningirsu.jpg|Foundation nail for the temple of Ningirsu in Lagash. Reign of Gudea.
File:Circular clay brick stamped with a cuneiform text mentioning the name of Gudea, ruler of Lagash. From Girsu, Iraq. Vorderasiatisches Museum.jpg|Mudbrick stamped with a cuneiform text mentioning the name of Gudea, ruler of Lagash. From Girsu, Iraq, {{Circa|2115 BCE}}. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin
File:Seal of Gudea, led by Ningishzida.jpg|Seal of Gudea, led by [[Ningishzida]].
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