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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), known to the Sumerians as Dumuzid the Shepherd (Sumerian: 𒌉𒍣𒉺𒇻, romanized: Dumuzid sipad) and to the Canaanites as Adon (Phoenician: 𐤀𐤃𐤍; Proto-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤃𐤍), is an ancient Mesopotamian and Levantine deity associated with ...
- Inanna (later known as Ishtar)
- Geshtinanna (sister), Amashilama (not usually, but in some texts said to be his sister)
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The two rulers mentioned in the Sumerian king list are Dumuzid of Bad-Tibira, the shepherd and the fifth King before the flood, and Dumuzid of Kua, the fisherman. Inanna and Dumuzid: A Turbulent Relationship. Based on what we know from ancient texts, Inanna and Dumuzid had a complex, often turbulent relationship that may have been an allegory ...
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 . In Sumerian mythology, Dumuzid's sister was Geshtinanna, the goddess of agriculture, fertility, and dream interpretation. In the ...
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, also known as Tammuz, holds a significant place in ancient Mesopotamian mythology, particularly associated with agriculture, shepherds, and fertility. He symbolizes the sustenance and well-being of the community, ensuring prosperity for both land and people. Originating from the Early Dynastic III period (around 2600-2334 BCE) in Sumer ...
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. The king list also states that he singlehandedly captured Enmebaragesi, ruler of Kish, and it claims he ruled in Uruk for 100 years — far fewer than the 1200 years it ascribes ...
