Etana
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Etana is a legendary Sumerian king of Kish famed in Mesopotamian mythology for his epic journey to heaven on the back of an eagle in search of the plant of birth.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian legendary figure
ⓘ
legendary king ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Epic of Etana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMotif |
heavenly ascent
ⓘ
man riding a giant bird ⓘ quest for a magical plant ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
eagle
ⓘ
heaven ⓘ plant of birth ⓘ |
| cityStateRuled | Kish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Mesopotamian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| destination | heaven ⓘ |
| divineInteraction | receives help from an eagle ⓘ |
| genre | Mesopotamian epic ⓘ |
| historicity | legendary ⓘ |
| influenced | later Near Eastern mythological traditions ⓘ |
| kingListPosition | early ruler after the flood (in some versions) ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedIn | Sumerian King List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology | Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | model of divinely sanctioned kingship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
journey to heaven on the back of an eagle
ⓘ
search for the plant of birth ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Kish ⓘ |
| quest |
to obtain the plant of birth
ⓘ
to secure offspring ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Middle Assyrian period tablets
ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian period tablets ⓘ Old Babylonian period tablets ⓘ |
| region | ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | hero ⓘ |
| scholarlyField | Assyriology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| statusInTradition | early king ⓘ |
| theme |
divine ascent
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ kingship ⓘ search for immortality or longevity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of Kish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transport | eagle ⓘ |
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