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E-iginimpa'e
Sumerian ruler circa 2400 BCE / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
E-iginimpa'e (Sumerian: ππ ππΊππΊ, e2-igi-nim-pa-e3) was a Sumerian ruler (ensi) of the Mesopotamian city of Adab in the mid-3rd millennium BCE, probably circa 2400 BCE.[2] He succeeded another ensi known as Mugsi.[3][4]
E-iginimpa'e ππ ππΊππΊ | |
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![]() Votive tablet of E-iginimpa'e, Hermitage Museum (reconstitution).[1] | |
Reign | 25th century BCE |
Predecessor | Mug-si |
Successor | Meskigal |
Dynasty | Dynasty of Adab |
Religion | Sumerian religion |
He is known from several inscriptions, most of them located in the Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, with one tablet in the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.[5][6] He was a contemporary of Lugal-zage-si as several land transactions are recorded between the two.[2]
One of his tablets reads, dedicated to goddess Digirmah or Ensimah (ππ€, equivalent of Martu) reads:[7]
ππ€ ππ ππΊππΊ π»ππΌπ ππ£π ππ€ π¬πΎπ π«ππ π πΌππ
d-mah/ e2-igi-nim-pa-e3/ GAR-ensi/ adab{ki}/ e2-mah mu-na-du/ ur2-be2 ki-sze3/ temen ba-si
"For the goddess Digirmah, E-iginimpa'e, ensi-GAR of Adab, built the E-Mah for her, and buried foundation deposits below its base"
E-iginimpa'e was "ensi-GAR", the highest civil office in Adab.[10]