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Mesilim
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Mesilim, also spelled Mesalim, was lugal of the Sumerian city-state of Kish.
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. Inscrip
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: โ€œMesilim, king of Kish, builder of the temple of Ningirsu, brought [this mace head] for Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur [being] prince of Lagashโ€. Louvre Museum.
Mace head of Mesilim Louvre AO2349
Mace head of Mesilim Louvre AO2349
Mesilim macehead at time of discovery
Mesilim macehead at time of discovery
Mesilim macehead with inscription Mesilim Lugal Kish (๐’ˆจ๐’ฒ ๐’ˆ— ๐’†ง), "Mesilim, King of Kish".
Mesilim macehead with inscription Mesilim Lugal Kish (๐’ˆจ๐’ฒ ๐’ˆ— ๐’†ง), "Mesilim, King of Kish".
Nin-kisalsi
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Nin-kisalsi was a Sumerian ruler of the Mesopotamian city of Adab in the mid-3rd millennium BC.
Headless votive statue, from Adab, Iraq, early dynastic period. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul.
Headless votive statue, from Adab, Iraq, early dynastic period. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul.