Enlil hymns
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Mesopotamian literary work
Sumerian hymn cycle
Sumerian poetic composition
ancient religious text
cultic song
Enlil hymns are a group of ancient Sumerian religious songs and poetic compositions honoring the god Enlil, central to Mesopotamian temple liturgy and mythology.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian literary work
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Sumerian hymn cycle ⓘ Sumerian poetic composition ⓘ ancient religious text ⓘ cultic song ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Nippur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Ekur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian culture ⓘ |
| function |
legitimation of kingship
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praise of Enlil ⓘ theological exposition ⓘ |
| genre |
hymn
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religious poetry ⓘ temple liturgy ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Sumerian literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | clay tablet ⓘ |
| meter | Sumerian poetic meter ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mesopotamian hymn tradition
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Sumerian temple liturgy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Nippur tablet collections
ⓘ
Old Babylonian school tablets ⓘ Ur tablet collections ⓘ |
| religion | Sumerian religion ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Enlil cult ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
affirmation of divine hierarchy
ⓘ
invocation of divine favor ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Ancient Near Eastern studies
ⓘ
Assyriology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textType |
cult song
ⓘ
praise hymn ⓘ |
| theme |
Enlil as king of the gods
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cosmic order ⓘ creation and destiny ⓘ royal legitimacy ⓘ temple and city exaltation ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd millennium BCE
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Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | scribal school tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cultic ritual
ⓘ
festival celebrations ⓘ temple worship ⓘ |
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