Lipit-Eshtar Hymn to Kesh
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Lipit-Eshtar Hymn to Kesh is an ancient Sumerian temple hymn traditionally attributed to King Lipit-Eshtar, praising the city of Kesh and its sanctuary in a liturgical, poetic form.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian temple hymn
ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamian literary text ⓘ religious hymn ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithCityState | Isin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Enlil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninhursag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
cultic praise
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temple liturgy ⓘ |
| genre | liturgical poetry ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToRuler | Lipit-Eshtar of Isin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetic hymn ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Sumerian temple hymns ⓘ |
| mentionsPlace | Kesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionsStructure | sanctuary of Kesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Isin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praises |
city of Kesh
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sanctuary of Kesh ⓘ |
| praisesQuality |
holiness of Kesh
ⓘ
splendor of the sanctuary ⓘ |
| purpose |
to glorify the temple of Kesh
ⓘ
to honor the city of Kesh ⓘ |
| region | ancient Iraq ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Sumerian Temple Hymns corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Sumerian cult of Ninhursag ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | affirmation of divine election of Kesh ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | cult hymn ⓘ |
| religiousUse | recitation in worship ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
| setting | temple of Kesh ⓘ |
| style |
highly formulaic language
ⓘ
repetitive praise formulas ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
exaltation of a sanctuary
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praise of a temple city ⓘ |
| textType | royally attributed composition ⓘ |
| theme |
divine favor for a city
ⓘ
sacred status of a sanctuary ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Lipit-Eshtar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | scribal school tradition ⓘ |
| writtenOn | clay tablet ⓘ |
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