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Gudea
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Gudea (, ; Sumerian: , Gu3-de2-a; died 2124 BC) was a Sumerian ruler (ensi) of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia, who ruled or c. 2144–2124 BC (MC). Though most likely not a native of Lagash, he married Ninalla, the daughter of its ruler Ur-Baba, which enabled him to enter the royal family. He was succeeded by his son, Ur-Ningirsu II. Gudea ruled during a period when the Gutian dynasty Mari. Under Gudea, Lagash experienced a golden age, with seemingly considerable independence from the Gutians, a language isolate populace who had come from northeastern regions beyond Mesopotamia.
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Gudea was a male sovereign and ensí of Lagash, a Sumerian culture in the ancient Near East. Born and deceased in 2200 BCE, he is identified as the father of Ur-Ningirsu II. His historical record includes descriptions in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
The name Gudea is also associated with Nicolae Gudea, an author with eleven works including *Din istoria militară a Daciei Romane* and *Aşezări rurale în Dacia Romană*. Additionally, the name appears in music statistics with six playcounts and in academic contexts with forty-one works and an h-index of five.
Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, OpenAlex, Open Library, Crossref, Last.fm, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Din istoria militară a Daciei Romane
- Aşezări rurale în Dacia Romană
- Dacia Ripensis
- Moesia prima
- Castrul roman de la Feldioara
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 6
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gudea">Read more on Last.fm</a>
via Last.fm · Gudea
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 41
- Cited by
- 183
Research areas
Most cited works
- Der Limes Dakiens und die Verteidigung der obermoesischen Donaulinie von Trajan bis Aurelian1977 · 74 cit
- The Defensive System of Roman Dacia1979 · 50 cit
- Der dakische Limes. Materialien zu seiner Geschichte2018 · 32 cit
- Buchbesprechung: Christoph Unz, Eckhardat Deschler-Erb, Katalog der Militaria aus Vindonissa. Militärische Funde, Pferdegeschirr und Jochteile bis 1976. Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft Pro Vindonissa, Band XIV (1997), 96 S. + 86 Tafeln1998 · 9 cit
- Der untermoesische Donaulimes und die Verteidigung der moesischen Nord- und Westküste des Schwarzen Meeres: Limes et litus Moesiae Inferioris (86-275 n. Chr.)2015 · 5 cit
via OpenAlex · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- bARefoot
· 2020 · cited 69x
- Faculty Equity, Diversity, Culture and Climate Change in Academic Medicine: A Longitudinal Study
· 2019 · cited 21x
- The Culture of Academic Medicine: Faculty Behaviors Impacting the Learning Environment
· 2016 · cited 17x
- The Defensive System of Roman Dacia
· 1979 · cited 14x
- Morphological and morphometrical study of the auditory ossicles in <i>chinchilla</i>
· 2019 · cited 12x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “I am like a sheep who has no reliable shepherd; there is no reliable herdsman to lead me on.”
- “My god, I am not one to be hostile. May you show sympathy towards me once again.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Gudea
- Royalty.image
- Gudea of Lagash Girsu.jpg
- Royalty.image_size
- 250
- Royalty.caption
- Diorite statue of Gudea, prince of Lagash, dedicated to the god Ningishzida, Louvre Museum
- Royalty.death_date
- c. 2124 BC
- Royalty.spouse
- Ninalla
- Royalty.issue
- Ur-Ningirsu II
- Royalty.reign
- c. 2144 – c. 2124 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Ur-Baba
- Royalty.successor
- Ur-Ningirsu II
- Royalty.succession
- King of Lagash
via Wikipedia infobox
~7 min read
Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Inscriptions
- Statues of Gudea
- Religion
- International relations
- Important artifacts
- References
- Sources
- External links
Gudea (, ; Sumerian: , Gu3-de2-a; died 2124 BC) was a Sumerian ruler (ensi) of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia, who ruled or c. 2144–2124 BC (MC). Though most likely not a native of Lagash, he married Ninalla, the daughter of its ruler Ur-Baba, which enabled him to enter the royal family. He was succeeded by his son, Ur-Ningirsu II. Gudea ruled during a period when the Gutian dynasty Mari. Under Gudea, Lagash experienced a golden age, with seemingly considerable independence from the Gutians, a language isolate populace who had come from northeastern regions beyond Mesopotamia.
==Inscriptions== thumb|left|Gudea Ensi (Sumerian)|Ensi [[Lagashki, "Gudea, Governor of Lagash", in an inscription]]
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gudea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.