Enki and the World Order
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Enki and the World Order is an ancient Sumerian mythological poem that describes the god Enki organizing the cosmos, assigning roles to gods and humans, and establishing the functions of civilization.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian mythological poem
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myth of divine organization ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Eridu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeityRole |
Enki as god of crafts and arts
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Enki as god of fresh waters (Abzu) ⓘ Enki as god of wisdom ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
divine control of natural and social domains
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foundation of civilization ⓘ ordering of the world by Enki ⓘ |
| cosmicDomainsAssigned |
agriculture
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crafts and technologies ⓘ rivers and canals ⓘ temple and cultic offices ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| describes |
assignment of roles to gods
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distribution of divine powers and offices ⓘ establishment of human social functions ⓘ organization of the cosmos ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Enlil
NERFINISHED
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Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninhursag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Enki and the World Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
Inanna’s complaint about her share of powers
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allocation of offices to deities ⓘ praise of Enki’s wisdom ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Mesopotamian cosmological traditions ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
cosmogonic myth
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hymnic narrative ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Enki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedOn | cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Enki and Inanna
NERFINISHED
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Enki and the Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
legitimation of cultic and social order
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praise of Enki ⓘ |
| roleOfEnki |
distributor of divine responsibilities
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organizer of the cosmos ⓘ patron of civilization ⓘ |
| scholarlyField | Assyriology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedAs |
source for Sumerian religion
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source for early Mesopotamian political ideology ⓘ |
| worldview | presents a divinely ordered universe ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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