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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 "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...
On this interpretation, after the general-king Lugalbanda in Uruk, Dumuzid the Fisherman from Kuara seized the throne. Enmebaragesi attacked Uruk, captured Dumuzid, subjugated the city, and made Gilgamesh his vassal-king. Defeated by Gilgamesh theory
