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Object type votive weapon
object_type QS:P31,Q56051738
Description
English: Head of a votive mace with a lion-headed eagle (emblem of god Ningirsu) and six lions, dedicated at a shrine in Girsu by King Mesilim of Kish. Inscription in archaic script: “Mesilim, king of Kish, builder of the temple of Ningirsu, brought [this mace head] for Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur [being] prince of Lagash” (P. Pouysségur).
Français : Masse d'armes votive représentant un aigle à tête de lion (emblème du dieu Ningirsu) et six lions, vouée à un sanctuaire de Girsu par Mesilim, roi de Kish. Inscription en écriture archaïque : « Mesilim, roi de Kish, bâtisseur du temple de Ningirsu, (y) a apporté (cette masse) pour Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur (étant) prince de Lagash » (P. Pouysségur).
Date Early Dynastic period
era QS:P2348,Q716742
: circa 2550 BC
date QS:P571,-2550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium limestone
medium QS:P186,Q23757
Dimensions height: 19 cm (7.4 in); diameter: 16 cm (6.2 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,19U174728
dimensions QS:P2386,16U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Mésopotamie, room 1a: La Mésopotamie du Néolithique à l'époque des Dynasties archaïques de Sumer. Richelieu, ground floor.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Near Eastern Antiquities).
Accession number
AO 2349
Credit line 1881: excavated by Ernest de Sarzec. Place: Girsu.
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