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This article is about the Mariote singer. For the king of Lagash with the same name, see Ur-Nanshe.

Ur-Nanshe (also called Ornina) was a singer of Ishtar's temple in the kingdom of Mari.

Statue

A seated statue was discovered in the temple to Ishtar in Mari, representative of a musician. The name given in the inscription is Ur-Nanshe, a masculine name. The statue's sex is unclear as the torso shows a female breast, though it could have even represented a castrato. The statue depicts Ur-Nanshe sitting on a decorated pillow wearing a fringed dress. Ur-Nanshe seems to have been an artist in the court of king Iblul-Il.

Trophy

The Ornina trophy is given to the best musical performers during the Syrian Song Festival in Aleppo.

References

  1. Crawford, Harriet (2004). Sumer and the Sumerians. Cambridge University Press. p. 207.
  2. Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. p. 76.
  3. مهرجان الأغنية السورية.. مكانك سر!
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