Lugalbanda

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Lugalbanda is a heroic king of Uruk from Sumerian mythology, known both as a central figure in early epic tales and as the father of the legendary hero Gilgamesh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sumerian mythological figure
hero
mythological king
appearsIn Epic Cycle of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED
Sumerian epic Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird NERFINISHED
Sumerian epic Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave NERFINISHED
associatedWithCity Uruk NERFINISHED
associatedWithDeity Inanna NERFINISHED
Utu NERFINISHED
child Gilgamesh NERFINISHED
culture Sumerian NERFINISHED
describedAs father of Gilgamesh
swift and resourceful hero
epithet Lugalbanda the Shepherd NERFINISHED
Lugalbanda the Young NERFINISHED
fatherOf Gilgamesh NERFINISHED
functionInCult royal patron and protector
genreOfStories heroic legend
hasMythicRole link between humans and gods
model of ideal king
hasRelative Gilgamesh NERFINISHED
Ninsun NERFINISHED
influenced later Gilgamesh tradition
kingdom Uruk NERFINISHED
languageOfSources Sumerian NERFINISHED
literaryGenre epic poetry
mentionedIn Sumerian King List NERFINISHED
mythology Mesopotamian mythology
narrativeMotif abandoned in the mountains
extraordinary speed
receives help from divine beings
origin southern Mesopotamia
partOf Uruk literary tradition
positionHeld ruler of Uruk
recordedInScript cuneiform
region ancient Sumer
religion ancient Mesopotamian religion
roleInNarrative heroic king
protagonist of early Sumerian epics
sourceMaterialType cuneiform tablets
spouse Ninsun NERFINISHED
statusInTradition semi-divine ancestor of kings
timePeriod Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
title King of Uruk
veneratedAs deified king
protective deity of Uruk

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Gilgamesh mortalParent Lugalbanda
Ninsun spouseOf Lugalbanda
Enmerkar successor Lugalbanda