Sumerian literary text
C25320
concept
A Sumerian literary text is a written composition in the Sumerian language, typically preserved on clay tablets, that conveys narratives, hymns, myths, wisdom, or other imaginative and artistic content rather than purely administrative or practical information.
Observed surface forms (2)
- Sumerian epic poem ×3
- Mesopotamian literary tradition ×1
Instances (8)
- Kesh Temple Hymn
- Dumuzi’s Dream
- Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta via concept surface "Sumerian epic poem"
- The Curse of Agade
- Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave via concept surface "Sumerian epic poem"
- Uruk cycle via concept surface "Mesopotamian literary tradition"
- Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits) via concept surface "Sumerian epic poem"
- Angim (Ninurta’s Return to Nippur)