Nin-kisalsi
Nin-kisalsi (Sumerian: ๐๐ฆ๐) was a Sumerian ruler of the Mesopotamian city of Adab in the mid-3rd millennium BCE, probably circa 2500 BCE.[1]
Nin-kisalsi ๐๐ฆ๐ | |
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Reign | 26th century BCE |
Dynasty | Dynasty of Adab |
Religion | Sumerian religion |
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:
๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ / ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ / ๐๐ฆ๐} ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฃ
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[lower-alpha 1]). Nin-KISALsi, (was) the governor of Adab."โโInscription of Mesilim mentioning Nin-Kisalsi[3]
It appears from this inscription that King Mesilim of Kish 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]
Notes
- The bur-gi 4 (lit., โreturning the stone bowlsโ) 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
- 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.
- Visicato, Giuseppe; Alberti, Amedeo; asiatici, Amedeo (1994). Early dynastic administrative tablets of ล uruppak. Istituto universitario orientale. pp. 15โ19.
- Delougaz, P. (1960). "Architectural Representations on Steatite Vases". Iraq. 22: 90โ95. doi:10.2307/4199671. ISSN 0021-0889. JSTOR 4199671. S2CID 155744201.