A ruler of this city states that a “great casting-net” shall fall upon a rival on a monument that also depicts Anzud holding captives shut in a net. To interpret night-visions, a ruler of this city asked for help from the goddess Gatumdug, whom he called both his “mother” and “father” in another inscription. This city was provoked into a conflict when a rival ruler, Ush, violated a frontier set up by Kish ruler Mesilim. The Foundation Cone of Entemena records how this city’s ruler (*) Eannatum defeated opponents over the “boundary territory of Ningirsu.” A victory for this city is recorded in the Stele of the Vultures. Several now-headless diorite statues with clasped hands were erected by an ensi of this city, which fought recurring wars with its rival Umma. For 10 points, name this Sumerian city ruled by Gudea. ■END■
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