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Dumuzid, titled the Fisherman, was a legendary Sumerian king of Uruk listed originating from Kuara. According to legend, in the one-hundredth year of his reign, he was captured by Enmebaragesi.
Dumuzid, the god of shepherds and the husband of Inanna, was worshiped by the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians and Assyrians thousands of years before the first books of the Hebrew Bible were written.
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Dumuzid is the Mesopotamian “shepherd god” that is associated with fertility and livestock. He is later known by the name of Tammuz. He is the most well-known lover of Inanna, whom he has married when he was still a mortal. Dumuzid is closely associated with the Greek god, Adonis.
Dumuzid "the Fisherman" was the fourth lugal of the Kingdom of Uruk, and the fourth lugal of the First Dynasty of Uruk. The successor to the previous lugal, Lugalbanda, Dumuzid was famous for having single-handedly captured Lugal Enmebaragesi of Kish, an action that eventually led to the Siege...
Who is Dumuzid, the Fisherman? Dumuzid "the Fisherman", originally from Kuara in Sumer, was the 3rd king in the 1st Dynasty of Uruk, and Gilgamesh's predecessor, according to the Sumerian king list.
Dumuzid ( Sumerian: Dumu, " child, son " + Zi(d), " faithful, true ") "the Fisherman", originally from Kuara in Sumer, was the 3rd king in the 1st Dynasty of Uruk, and Gilgamesh ' s predecessor, according to the Sumerian king list.
