Statue de Gudea

Mésopotamie, probablement de Girsou (actuelle Tello)

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Gudea régna sur la cité-État de Lagash qui englobait l’ancienne cité de Girsou où cette sculpture a probablement été trouvée. Les colonnes de caractères cunéiformes sur sa robe signifient : LONGUE VIE À GUDEA, BÂTISSEUR DE CETTE MAISON. La statue était sans doute dans un temple, où elle devait figurer le souverain pour l’éternité, l’inscription représentant une prière adressée aux dieux de Lagash. La gravité du visage et la position des mains expriment un recueillement et un calme convenant parfaitement à la fonction représentée par la statue.

Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”, Diorite, Neo-Sumerian

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Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”, Diorite, Neo-Sumerian
Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”, Diorite, Neo-Sumerian
Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”, Diorite, Neo-Sumerian
Statue of Gudea, named “Gudea, the man who built the temple, may his life be long”, Diorite, Neo-Sumerian

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