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3 days ago · The standard Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh was composed by a scribe named Sîn-lēqi-unninni, probably during the Middle Babylonian Period ( c. 1600 – c. 1155 BC ), based on much older source material. In the epic, Gilgamesh is a demigod of superhuman strength who befriends the wild man Enkidu.
- Uruk
Uruk, today known as Warka, was a city in the ancient Near...
- Gilgamesh Flood Myth
The Gilgamesh flood myth is a flood myth in the Epic of...
- Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ə m ɛ ʃ /) is an epic...
- Gilgamesh (Disambiguation)
Fictional characters. Gilgamesh, the protagonist of the...
- Enkidu
Enkidu (Sumerian: 𒂗𒆠𒄭 EN.KI.DU 10) was a legendary figure in...
- Ninsun
Ninsun (also called Ninsumun, cuneiform: 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒄢 d NIN.SUMUN 2;...
- Zabibah and The King
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About...
- Ur-Nungal
Ur-Nungal of Uruk was the sixth Sumerian ruler in the First...
- Humbaba
Humbaba (Ḫumbaba; 𒄷𒌝𒁀𒁀, Ḫûmbaba, with an optional...
- Utnapishtim
Cuneiform tablet with the Atra-Hasis epic in the British...
- Uruk
3 days ago · All but one of the surviving versions of the Sumerian King List date to the Old Babylonian period, i.e. the early part of the second millennium BC. One version, the Ur III Sumerian King List (USKL) dates to the reign of Shulgi (2084–2037 BC).
- 𒉆𒈗 (Nam-Lugal "Kingship").
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3 days ago · Anu ( Akkadian: 𒀭𒀭 ANU, from 𒀭 an "Sky", "Heaven") or Anum, originally An ( Sumerian: 𒀭 An ), [10] was the divine personification of the sky, king of the gods, and ancestor of many of the deities in ancient Mesopotamian religion. He was regarded as a source of both divine and human kingship, and opens the enumerations of deities in ...
- heaven
- horned crown on a pedestal
Apr 26, 2024 · Alaljar ruled for 36000 years. 2 kings; they ruled for 64800 years. Then Eridug fell and the kingship was taken to Bad-tibira. In Bad-tibira, En-men-lu-ana ruled for 43200 years. En-men-gal-ana ruled for 28800 years. Dumuzid, the shepherd, ruled for 36000 years. 3 kings; they ruled for 108000 years.
Apr 7, 2024 · They deal with monthly accounts of regular deliveries (sa2-du11) and are always sealed. JRL 872 is a well-preserved example of this group. Two officials sealed the surface with their seals (best seen on the uninscribed bottom side). The upper seal belongs to a certain Ur-Nungal, the seal at the bottom to Lu-kalla.
2 days ago · Inanna [a] is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility. She is also associated with sensuality, procreation, divine law, and political power. Originally worshiped in Sumer, she was known by the Akkadian Empire, Babylonians, and Assyrians as Ishtar [b] (and occasionally the logogram 𒌋𒁯 ). Her primary title was "the ...
