He was the son of the previous ruler of Lagash named Gudea.
[2][3] A statue of Ur-Ningirsu, dedicated to Ningishzida (Sumerian: šššš£š, DNin-įø”iÅ”-zi-da), is shared by The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, and the MusĆ©e du Louvre, as they own separately the head and the body of the statue, respectively.
[3][4] The statue has an inscription in the back, which reads: "For NingiÅ”zida, his (personal) god, Ur-Ningirsu, ruler of Lagash, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagash, who built Ningirsuās Eninnu, fashioned his (own) statue.
I am the one beloved of his (personal) god; let my life be long - (this is how) he named that statue for his (Ningirsuās) sake, and he brought it to him into his House"Also found was a foundation cone describing Ur-Ningirsu's construction of several temples.
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