huluppu tree

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mythological tree object in Sumerian mythology

The huluppu tree is a mythological tree from Sumerian literature, central to the tale of Inanna and symbolizing transformation, power, and the interplay between gods, humans, and the natural world.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
huluppu tree canonical	1

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mythological tree ⓘ object in Sumerian mythology ⓘ
action	uprooted by the south wind ⓘ
appearsIn	The Huluppu Tree (Inanna and the Huluppu Tree) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedDeity	Anu NERFINISHED ⓘ Enki NERFINISHED ⓘ Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ
cleansedBy	Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Sumerian ⓘ
functionInMyth	focus of conflict between divine and chthonic beings ⓘ source of royal and divine regalia for Inanna ⓘ
genre	mythological motif ⓘ
inhabitedBy	Anzu-bird NERFINISHED ⓘ Lilith NERFINISHED ⓘ serpent that could not be charmed ⓘ
interpretedAs	axis linking heaven, earth, and underworld in Mesopotamian thought ⓘ symbol of Inanna’s authority ⓘ symbol of fertility and growth ⓘ
languageOfSources	Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeRole	central object in the tale of Inanna and the Huluppu Tree ⓘ
originalLocation	banks of the Euphrates ⓘ
preservedIn	cuneiform tablets ⓘ
region	ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	sacred tree ⓘ world tree motif ⓘ
relatedWork	Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
relocatedTo	Inanna’s garden in Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ
rescuedBy	Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes	connection between natural and divine worlds ⓘ interplay between gods and humans ⓘ power ⓘ transformation ⓘ
timePeriod	Early Mesopotamian literature ⓘ
usedFor	material for Inanna’s bed ⓘ material for Inanna’s throne ⓘ

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# Requirements
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.

Input

Subject: huluppu tree
Description of subject: The huluppu tree is a mythological tree from Sumerian literature, central to the tale of Inanna and symbolizing transformation, power, and the interplay between gods, humans, and the natural world.

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inanna and the Huluppu Tree → featuresObject → huluppu tree ⓘ