Kindazi
| Kindazi ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ฃ | |
|---|---|
Divine Barber | |
 Macehead dedicated to Kindazi by Queen Nin-kagina for Nam-mahani, British Museum, BM 22445 |
Kindazi (Sumerian: ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ฃ, dkinda2-zi)[1] was a minor Sumerian god. He was a "divine barber" and an acolyte of god Ningirsu.[2][3]
He is known from inscriptions, such as a macehead dedicated by queen Ninkagina for the life of King Nam-mahani of Lagash:[4]
๐ญ๐ฑ๐ฃ / ๐๐๐ / ๐๐พ / ๐๐ค๐ / ๐๐ผ๐ / ๐ข๐๐ท๐ ๐ / ๐๐ ๐๐พ / ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค / ๐ ๐๐พ๐ท๐๐ / ๐๐ฌ๐พ๐ /๐ ๐๐ / ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ / ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ / ๐ฌ๐
dkinda2-zi / lugal-a-ni / nam-ti / nam-mah-ni / ensi2 / lagashKI-ka-she3 / nin-inim-gi-na / dumu ka-ku3-ke4 / u3 nam-ti-la-ni-she3 / a mu-na-ru / shita2-ba / lugal-mu ba-zi-ge / he2-ma-da-zi-zi / mu-bi
"To Kindazi, her king. Nin-kagina, daughter of Kaku, donated this on account of the life of Nammahani, ruler of Lagash, and also for her life"
He also appears in various other inscriptions, such as the Gudea cylinders.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sumerian Dictionary".
- ^ Chavalas, Mark (2013). Women in the Ancient Near East: A Sourcebook. Routledge. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-135-00824-6.
- ^ Women's Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Anthology of the Earliest Female Authors. Cambridge University Press. 2017. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-108-50577-2.
- ^ a b Women's Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Anthology of the Earliest Female Authors. Cambridge University Press. 2017. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-108-50577-2.
- ^ "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.
- ^ Edzard, Sibylle; Edzard, Dietz Otto (1997). Gudea and His Dynasty. University of Toronto Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-8020-4187-6.