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DescriptionStatuette of Ur-Ningirsu, dedicated to god Ningizzida, c. 2117 BC, from Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq.jpg English: This is the upper part of a diorite
of Lagash), dedicated to god Ningizzida (the cuneiform inscription was carved on the back of the statuette). Ningizzida was the Sumerian god of the underworld
DescriptionSerpentLordNingishzida.jpg English: Ningizzida in the middle followed by the dragon Mushussu. Stone vase work "libation vase of Gudea". Date