古地亚坐像

美索不达米亚，可能来自吉尔苏（今天的特罗）

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古地亚统治过苏美尔城邦拉格什，该城包含了吉尔苏古城，这尊雕像可能出土自此地。其长袍上的竖排楔形铭文称：让造这殿宇的古地亚长命百岁吧。这尊雕像可能设在神庙里，意在代表这位统治者永垂不朽，其上的铭文则可能是向拉格什神祗的直接恳求。人物脸上严肃的表情及合拢的双手传达出虔诚平静之感，恰与雕像的功用相符。

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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