Sumerian laments for Dumuzi
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Mesopotamian mythological text
Sumerian literary work
cultic composition
lamentation text
religious text
ritual poem
Sumerian laments for Dumuzi are ancient Mesopotamian ritual poems mourning the death and descent to the underworld of the shepherd-god Dumuzi (Tammuz), central to seasonal and fertility cults.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian mythological text
ⓘ
Sumerian literary work ⓘ cultic composition ⓘ lamentation text ⓘ religious text ⓘ ritual poem ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Dumuzi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ereshkigal NERFINISHED ⓘ Geshtinanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Utu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tammuz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedInPeriod | Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | Early Dynastic period or earlier ⓘ |
| equatedWith | Tammuz cult in later Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| function |
liturgical performance in temples
ⓘ
ritual mourning for a dying god ⓘ support of fertility cult ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death of Dumuzi
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descent to the underworld ⓘ divine marriage ⓘ fertility and seasonal renewal ⓘ mourning and lamentation ⓘ separation of lovers ⓘ |
| influenced |
West Semitic Adonis traditions
ⓘ
later Akkadian Tammuz laments ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian language ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
dirge
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dumuzi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | Sumerian lamentation style ⓘ |
| performedAt |
temples of Dumuzi
ⓘ
temples of Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
gala priests
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lamentation priestesses ⓘ temple singers ⓘ |
| performedDuring |
mourning period for Dumuzi
ⓘ
seasonal fertility festivals ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
tablet collections from Nippur
ⓘ
tablet collections from Ur ⓘ tablet collections from other Mesopotamian cities ⓘ |
| relatedMythCycle |
Dumuzi and Geshtinanna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dumuzi’s dream ⓘ Inanna’s descent to the netherworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
annual dying and rising of vegetation
ⓘ
cyclical agricultural seasons ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform script ⓘ |
| writtenOn | clay tablets ⓘ |
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