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Dumuzid the Fisherman. Figure of a priest king from the Uruk period (3300 BC). Dumuzid, [a] titled the Fisherman, [b] 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 .
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- Gilgamesh
Dumuzid or Dumuzi or Tammuz ( Sumerian: 𒌉𒍣, romanized: Dumuzid; Akkadian: Duʾūzu, Dûzu; Hebrew: תַּמּוּז, romanized : Tammūz ), [a] [b] known to the Sumerians as Dumuzid the Shepherd ( Sumerian: 𒌉𒍣𒉺𒇻, romanized: Dumuzid sipad) [3] and to the Canaanites as Adon ( Phoenician: 𐤀𐤃𐤍; Proto-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤃𐤍), is an ancient Mesopotamian and Levantine deity ...
- Inanna (later known as Ishtar)
- Geshtinanna (sister), Amashilama (not usually, but in some texts said to be his sister)
Mythology. Meet Dumuzid: The Ancient Mesopotamian God Who Died and Resurrected. By. Jimmy Joe. 0. 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 of Bad-Tibira, the shepherd (reigning 36000 years), the fifth King before the Flood. Dumuzid of Kua, the fisherman (reigning 100 years), the third King of the first dynasty, reigning between Lugalbanda and Gilgamesh the son of Lugalbanda.
Dumuzi God, an ancient Mesopotamian deity, holds a significant place in the mythology of that region. With deep roots in the origins of civilization, Dumuzi is known for his connection to Inanna and annual resurrection rituals.
Dumuzid or Dumuzi or Tammuz , known to the Sumerians as Dumuzid the Shepherd and to the Canaanites as Adon , is an ancient Mesopotamian and Levantine deity associated with agriculture and shepherds, who was also the first and primary consort of the goddess Inanna .
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.
