Dumuzi’s Dream
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Dumuzi’s Dream is an ancient Sumerian literary text that recounts the ominous dream of the shepherd-god Dumuzi and foreshadows his capture and descent to the underworld.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian literary text
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ancient Near Eastern literary work ⓘ lamentation text ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ |
| associatedMythCycle |
Dumuzi’s descent to the netherworld
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Inanna and Dumuzi cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
capture of a god
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descent to the netherworld ⓘ interpretation of a dream ⓘ pursuit by demons ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Dumuzi
NERFINISHED
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Geshtinanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dream omen narrative
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mythological lament ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dumuzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
descent of Dumuzi to the underworld
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foreshadowing of Dumuzi’s capture ⓘ ominous dream of Dumuzi ⓘ |
| period | Early second millennium BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| preservationMedium | clay tablet ⓘ |
| protagonistRole |
royal figure
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shepherd-god ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Dumuzi and Geshtinanna
NERFINISHED
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Inanna’s Descent to the Netherworld NERFINISHED ⓘ The Descent of Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
didactic text about fate
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reflection on divine-human relations ⓘ |
| scholarlyField | Assyriology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | ancient Sumer ⓘ |
| studiedAs |
example of Sumerian dream literature
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source for Dumuzi cult and mythology ⓘ |
| theme |
death and the underworld
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divine judgment ⓘ fate and inevitability ⓘ premonitory dreams ⓘ suffering of a shepherd-king ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Dumuzi’s Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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