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Bad-tibira (Sumerian: 𒂦𒁾𒉄𒆠, bad 3-tibira ki), "Wall of the Copper Worker(s)", or "Fortress of the Smiths", identified as modern Tell al-Madineh (also Tell Madineh), between Ash Shatrah and Tell as-Senkereh (ancient Larsa) and 33 kilometers northeast of ancient Girsu in southern Iraq, was an ancient Sumerian city on the Iturungal canal (built by Ur III ruler Ur-Nammu), which appears ...
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.
Aga ( Sumerian: 𒀝𒂵 [2] Aga, Agga, or Akkà) commonly known as Aga of Kish, was the twenty-third and last king in the first dynasty of Kish during the Early Dynastic I period. [3] [4] He is listed in the Sumerian King List and many sources as the son of Enmebaragesi. [5] [6] [7] The Kishite king ruled the city at its peak, probably ...
May 21, 2020 · Dumuzid, later known by the alternative form Tammuz, is an ancient Mesopotamian god associated with shepherds, who was also the primary consort of the goddess Inanna (later known
Dumuzid or Tammuz (Sumerian: 𒌉𒍣, romanized: Dumuzid; Akkadian: Duʾūzu, Dûzu; Hebrew: תַּמּוּז, romanized: Tammûz), known to the Sumerians as Dumuzid the Shepherd (Sumerian: 𒌉𒍣𒉺𒇻, romanized: Dumuzid sipad), is an ancient Mesopotamian god associated with shepherds, who was also the first and primary consort of the goddess Inanna (later known as Ishtar). In Sumerian ...
Aug 10, 2023 · Top image: One version of the Sumerian King List was previously interpreted as stating that King Dumuzid the Fisherman of Uruk captured Enmebaragesi, but a new translation exchanges Enmebaragesi as the one who captured Dumuzid. Source: Paolo Gallo/Adobe Stock. By Aleksa Vučković
