Ornina

Ornina

Ornina

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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.[1] Ur-Nanshe seems to have been an artist in the court of king Iblul-Il.[2]

Trophy

The Ornina trophy is given to the best musical performers during the Syrian Song Festival in Aleppo.[3]

References

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