Mesopotamian deity Tammuz
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The Mesopotamian deity Tammuz is an ancient god associated primarily with fertility, vegetation, and seasonal cycles of death and rebirth in Near Eastern mythology.
Aliases (1)
- Tammuz ×50
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian deity
→
dying-and-rising god → fertility god → vegetation god → |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
→
death and rebirth → fertility → flocks → seasonal cycles → shepherds → vegetation → |
| calendar | Babylonian calendar → |
| culture |
Akkadians
→
surface form: "Akkadian culture"
Assyrian culture → Babylonian polytheism →
surface form: "Babylonian culture"
Sumer →
surface form: "Sumerian culture"
|
| domain |
life of plants
→
seasonal renewal → |
| equivalent | Dumuzi → |
| gender | male → |
| influenced | later Near Eastern fertility cults → |
| linkedFestival | month of Tammuz → |
| mentionedIn |
Akkadian and Babylonian religious texts
→
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld →
surface form: "Sumerian myth "Inanna’s Descent to the Underworld""
|
| mythologicalEvent | descent to the underworld → |
| mythologicalRole |
lover of Inanna
→
lover of Ishtar → |
| mythologicalTheme |
mourning
→
return from the underworld → sacrifice → |
| nameInAkkadian | Tammuz → |
| nameInSumerian | Dumuzi → |
| parallels |
Adonis
→
Baal → |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion → |
| ritualPractice |
lamentations for Tammuz
→
seasonal mourning rites → |
| spouse |
Inanna
→
Inanna →
surface form: "Ishtar"
|
| symbol |
flock
→
green plants → shepherd’s staff → |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
→
2nd millennium BCE → 3rd millennium BCE → |
| worshipRegion |
Akkad
→
Assyria → Mesopotamia →
surface form: "Babylonia"
Mesopotamia → Sumer → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.