Religion:Kindazi

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Short description: Sumerian god
Kindazi
𒀭𒃱𒍣
Divine Barber
BM 22445 Macehead dedicated by Nam-Mahani.jpg
Macehead dedicated to Kindazi by Queen Nin-kagina for Nam-mahani, British Museum, BM 22445
Kindazi was wordshipped in Lagash

Kindazi (Sumerian: 𒀭𒃱𒍣, dkinda2-zi)[1] was a minor Sumerian god. He was a "divine barber" and an acolyte of god Ningirsu.[2][3]

He is known from inscriptions, such as a macehead dedicated by queen Ninkagina for the life of King Nam-mahani of Lagash:[4]

𒀭𒃱𒍣 / π’ˆ—π’€€π’‰Œ / 𒉆𒋾 / π’‰†π’ˆ€π’‰Œ / 𒑐𒋼𒋛 / 𒉒𒁓𒆷𒆠𒂠 / π’Žπ’…Žπ’„€π’ˆΎ / π’Œ‰π’…—π’†¬π’†€ / π’…‡π’‰†π’‹Ύπ’†·π’‰Œπ’‚  / π’€€π’ˆ¬π’ˆΎπ’Š’ /𒅆𒁕𒁀 / π’ˆ—π’ˆ¬π’€π’£π’„€ / π’ƒΆπ’ˆ π’•π’£π’£ / π’ˆ¬π’‰

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"
—Inscription of Nin-kagina for the life of Nam-mahani[4][5]

He also appears in various other inscriptions, such as the Gudea cylinders.[6]

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