Gudea
Americannoun
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My notions about the country were formed by the British Museum: the head of Gudea, king of Lagash, treasures from Ur, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Assyria, and Babylon—all of which had occupied what is now Syria.
From Newsweek • Jul. 30, 2012
Gudea, 41, 43, 124, 254, 274, 290, 352, 473, 475.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Under the third dynasty of Ur even the local prince, Gudea, the high-priest of Tello, was similarly deified.
From Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Gudea already regards the zikkurat as a symbol.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
Gudea tells us that he had sent to the deserts which bordered on Egypt for gold-dust and acacia-wood, to Arabia for copper, and to Mount Amanus for beams of cedar.
From Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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