The Strong Copper (from Sumerian urud niàkalag-ga) in Sumerian religion was one of the valuable items seized by Ninurta, the patron god of Lagash in ancient Iraq. This spoil was hung "on the inside pole pin" of his chariot, according to the ancient source (lines 55âÂÂ63 https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/etcsl.cgi?text=t.1.6.1#).