Inanna and Enki
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"Inanna and Enki" is an ancient Sumerian mythological narrative recounting how the goddess Inanna acquires the sacred divine powers (me) from the wisdom god Enki, explaining the transfer of civilization’s arts and institutions to her city.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian myth
ⓘ
literary text ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ |
| associatedCity |
Eridu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Enki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| explains |
distribution of cultural institutions
ⓘ
how Inanna acquires the me from Enki ⓘ transfer of divine authority to Uruk ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
arts of civilization
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divine decrees ⓘ institutions of civilization ⓘ me ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Enki
NERFINISHED
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Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnCity | Uruk as center of civilization ⓘ |
| function | etiological explanation for cultural institutions in Uruk ⓘ |
| genre |
etiological myth
ⓘ
myth ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
divine banquet
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journey by boat ⓘ loss and recovery of divine objects ⓘ trickery ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian language ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Sumerian literary tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Enki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology |
Mesopotamian mythology
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Sumerian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegion | Southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysEnkiAs |
god of freshwater and creation
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god of wisdom ⓘ |
| portraysInannaAs | patron goddess of Uruk ⓘ |
| preservedOn | cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Enki and the World Order
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ⓘ
Inanna’s Descent to the Netherworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| setting |
Eridu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
divine powers
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origins of civilization’s arts and institutions ⓘ transfer of the me ⓘ |
| theme |
city rivalry
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civilization and culture ⓘ divine authority ⓘ wisdom and power ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early Mesopotamian literature ⓘ |
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