Dumuzi
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Dumuzi is a Sumerian shepherd god associated with fertility, vegetation, and seasonal cycles, best known from Mesopotamian myths of death and rebirth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dumuzi canonical | 11 |
| Dumuzi the Shepherd | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian deity
ⓘ
Sumerian god ⓘ fertility god ⓘ shepherd god ⓘ vegetation god ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Dumuzi’s Dream
ⓘ
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld ⓘ
surface form:
Inanna’s Descent to the Netherworld
Sumerian literature ⓘ
surface form:
Sumerian laments
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld ⓘ
surface form:
The Descent of Inanna
|
| associatedWith |
death and rebirth
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ flocks ⓘ grain ⓘ seasonal cycles ⓘ shepherds ⓘ spring ⓘ vegetation ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
ritual laments
ⓘ
seasonal festivals ⓘ |
| consortOf |
Inanna
ⓘ
Inanna ⓘ
surface form:
Ishtar
|
| culture |
Mesopotamian religion
ⓘ
Sumerian religion ⓘ |
| domain |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| equatedWith | Tammuz ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme |
cyclical death and return of vegetation
ⓘ
seasonal alternation between earth and underworld ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Dumuzi sipad
ⓘ
Dumuzi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dumuzi the Shepherd
|
| parent |
Enki
ⓘ
Sirtur ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
embodiment of seasonal renewal
ⓘ
guarantor of agricultural abundance ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
dying-and-rising god
ⓘ
substitute in the underworld for Inanna ⓘ victim of underworld demons ⓘ |
| spouse |
Inanna
ⓘ
Inanna ⓘ
surface form:
Ishtar
|
| symbol |
flock of sheep
ⓘ
grain stalks ⓘ shepherd’s staff ⓘ |
| title |
beloved of Inanna
ⓘ
shepherd king ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
2nd millennium BCE
ⓘ
3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
Sumer ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tammuz
subject surface form:
Tammuz
this entity surface form:
Dumuzi the Shepherd