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Gudea Cylinders
The Gudea Cylinders are two large terracotta cylinders inscribed in Sumerian around 2125 BCE, recording how Gudea, ruler of Lagash, rebuilt the Eninnu temple of the god Ningirsu at Girsu after a dream. With about 1,400 lines, they form the longest surviving text in Sumerian and a major work of its literature. Found at Telloh in 1877, they are now in the Louvre.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gudea Cylinders. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gudea-cylinders
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