Ornina
Ur-Nanshe (also called Ornina) was a singer of Ishtar's temple in the kingdom of Mari.
Statue
[edit]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.[1] Ur-Nanshe seems to have been an artist in the court of king Iblul-Il.[2]
Trophy
[edit]The Ornina trophy is given to the best musical performers during the Syrian Song Festival in Aleppo.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Crawford, Harriet (2004). Sumer and the Sumerians. Cambridge University Press. p. 207.
- ^ Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. p. 76.
- ^ مهرجان الأغنية السورية.. مكانك سر!