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Lugal-dalu
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Lugal-dalu was a Sumerian ruler of the Mesopotamian city of Adab in the mid-3rd millennium BC.
Statue of Lugal-dalu, King or Governor of Adab in the 3rd millennium BC. He is not listed in the Sumerian King List. An inscription on the shoulder identifies him, and he is wearing the Kaunakes. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul.
Statue of Lugal-dalu, King or Governor of Adab in the 3rd millennium BC. He is not listed in the Sumerian King List. An inscription on the shoulder id
Detail of the inscription.
Detail of the inscription.
Lugaldalu inscription: π’‚π’Š¬ π’ˆ—π’•π’‡» π’ˆ—π’Œ“π’‰£π’†  Γ¨-sar lugal-dalu lugal adab-(ki) "In the temple Esar, Lugaldalu king of Adab"
Lugaldalu inscription: π’‚π’Š¬ π’ˆ—π’•π’‡» π’ˆ—π’Œ“π’‰£π’†  Γ¨-sar lugal-dalu lugal adab-(ki) "In the temple Esar, Lugaldalu king of Adab"
The name "Lugal-dalu" (π’ˆ—π’•π’‡») vertically in the inscription, with its rendering in standardized early Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform
The name "Lugal-dalu" (π’ˆ—π’•π’‡») vertically in the inscription, with its rendering in standardized early Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform
Adab (city)
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Adab was an ancient Sumerian city between Girsu and Nippur, lying about 35 kilometers southeast of the latter. It was located at the site of modern Bismaya or Bismya in the Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate o
Lugal-dalu
…Lugal-dalu (Sumerian: π’ˆ—π’•π’‡»; fl. c. 2500 BC) was a Sumerian ruler of the Mesopotamian city of Adab in the mid-3rd millennium BC. His name does not appear in the Sumerian King List, but he is known from a statue bearing his name. The statue is similar…
Statue of Lugaldalu. The Open court
Statue of Lugaldalu. The Open court
Tablet in Akkadian language recording domestic animals, Bismaya, reign of Shar-kali-sharri, c. 2100 BC, clay, Oriental Institute Museum
Tablet in Akkadian language recording domestic animals, Bismaya, reign of Shar-kali-sharri, c. 2100 BC, clay, Oriental Institute Museum
Vessel with musical procession, Bismaya, Mound V, Temple, Early Dynastic period, 2700-2500 BC, chlorite, alabaster inlay, Oriental Institute Museum
Vessel with musical procession, Bismaya, Mound V, Temple, Early Dynastic period, 2700-2500 BC, chlorite, alabaster inlay, Oriental Institute Museum