title: Ornina
text: # Ornina
  
  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. Ur-Nanshe seems to have been an artist in the court of king Iblul-Il.
  
  ## Trophy
  
  The Ornina trophy is given to the best musical performers during the Syrian Song Festival in Aleppo.
  
  