Kindazi (Sumerian: 𒀭𒃱𒍣, dkinda2-zi)[1] was a minor Sumerian god. He was a "divine barber" and an acolyte of god Ningirsu.[2][3]
| Kindazi 𒀭𒃱𒍣 | |
|---|---|
Divine Barber | |
 Macehead dedicated to Kindazi by Queen Nin-kagina for Nam-mahani, British Museum, BM 22445 |
He is known from inscriptions, such as a macehead dedicated by queen Ninkagina for the life of King Nam-mahani of Lagash:[4]
𒀭𒃱𒍣 / 𒈗𒀀𒉌 / 𒉆𒋾 / 𒉆𒈤𒉌 / 𒑐𒋼𒋛 / 𒉢𒁓𒆷𒆠𒂠 / 𒎏𒅎𒄀𒈾 / 𒌉𒅗𒆬𒆤 / 𒅇𒉆𒋾𒆷𒉌𒂠 / 𒀀𒈬𒈾𒊒 /𒅆𒁕𒁀 / 𒈗𒈬𒁀𒍣𒄀 / 𒃶𒈠𒁕𒍣𒍣 / 𒈬𒁉
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.