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Nin-kisalsi
𒎏𒆦𒋛
Headless votive statue, from Adab, Iraq, early dynastic period. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul
Reign26th century BCE
DynastyDynasty of Adab
ReligionSumerian religion
Nin-Kisalsi was ruler of Adab, circa 2500 BCE.

Nin-kisalsi (Sumerian: 𒎏𒆦𒋛) was a Sumerian ruler of the Mesopotamian city of Adab in the mid-3rd millennium BCE, probably circa 2500 BCE.[1]

His name does not appear in the Sumerian King List, but he is known from one inscription bearing his name. The inscription, on a bowl fragment, reads:

𒈨𒁲 𒈗𒆧𒆠/ 𒂍𒊬 𒁓 𒈬𒄄 / 𒎏𒆦𒋛} 𒑐𒋼𒋛 𒌓𒉣

me-silim lugal kisz e2-sar bur mu-gi4 nin-KISAL-si ensix(GAR.PA.TE.SI) adab
"Me-silim, king of Kish, to the Esar temple sent over (this) bowl (for the burgi ritual[a]). Nin-KISALsi, (was) the governor of Adab."

— Inscription of Mesilim mentioning Nin-Kisalsi[3]

It appears from this inscription that King MesilimofKish was contemporary with Nin-kisalsi and probably his suzerain.[4] Another such ruler is Lugalshaengur, Governor of Lagash, who also appears in inscriptions as a vassal of Mesilim.[5][4]

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  1. ^ The bur-gi 4 (lit., “returning the stone bowls”) was a special rite consisting of bringing back the bowls of the temple after they had been filled with beer and/or food offerings (cf. PSD B 186 s.v. bur-gi 4 -a).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bertman, Stephen (2005). Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. OUP USA. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-19-518364-1.
  • ^ Royal Statuary of Early Dynastic Mesopotamia page.102 by Gianna Marchesi
  • ^ "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.
  • ^ a b Visicato, Giuseppe; Alberti, Amedeo; asiatici, Amedeo (1994). Early dynastic administrative tablets of Šuruppak. Istituto universitario orientale. pp. 15–19.
  • ^ Delougaz, P. (1960). "Architectural Representations on Steatite Vases". Iraq. 22: 90–95. doi:10.2307/4199671. ISSN 0021-0889. JSTOR 4199671. S2CID 155744201.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nin-kisalsi&oldid=1187697934"

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