Image: Detail of the Sumerian statue of Lugaldalu

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Description: The inscription on the statue's shoulder introduces it as the "King of Adab" and the statue is stated to have been devoted to E-shar, the temple of the chief god of Adab. Lugaldalu, who was not listed in the Sumerian king lists, is thought to be a governor of Adab in circa mid-3rd millennium BC. This is one of the 'deputy priest' statues placed in the temples according to the Sumerian belief. Those statues continued to express gratitude to the god on behalf of persons they were representing, when they were out of the temple.
Title: Detail of the Sumerian statue of Lugaldalu
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Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia)

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