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In the south, the patron deity of Lagash is designated by Gudea as "the mighty warrior of Bel," showing the supremacy accorded to the latter. A temple to En-lil at Lagash, and known as E-adda, 'house of the father, by virtue of the relationship existing between the god of Nippur and Nin-girsu, is mentioned by Uru-kagina.
The association of the number fifty with Ningirsu-Ninib leads to the name E-ninnu, 'house of fifty, for his temple in Lagash. Again, the position of Anu in the pantheon accounts for the name E-adda, 'house of the father, given to his temple, just as E-nin-makh, 'the house of the great lady, the name of a chapel in Babylon, at once recalls a goddess like Ishtar.
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