Uruk cycle
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The Uruk cycle is a collection of Sumerian myths centered on the city of Uruk and its legendary rulers, including Enmerkar and Lugalbanda, that explore themes of kingship, rivalry, and divine favor in early Mesopotamian literature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian literary tradition
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cycle of Sumerian myths ⓘ |
| centersOn | city of Uruk ⓘ |
| featuresRuler |
Enmerkar
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Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Lugalbanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalPosition | earlier than the Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| hasCompositionForm | cuneiform tablet text GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Sumerian civilization
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ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
epic literature
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mythology ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Sumerian ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation | Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
divine election of kings
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heroic journey ⓘ long-distance rivalry with foreign cities ⓘ trial and suffering of the king ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalFigure |
Anzud bird
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Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Utu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFocus | legendary rulers of Uruk ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
exemplification of ideal kingship
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legitimation of royal power ⓘ |
| hasOriginalMedium | clay tablets ⓘ |
| hasScholarlySignificance |
evidence for development of epic narrative in Sumerian literature
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source for early Mesopotamian royal ideology ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
city-state competition
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divine favor ⓘ kingship ⓘ legitimacy of rule ⓘ relationship between kings and gods ⓘ rivalry ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Enmerkar and En-suhgir-ana
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Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta NERFINISHED ⓘ Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ The Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Mesopotamian epic tradition ⓘ |
| preservedIn | tablets from sites in southern Iraq ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sumerian King List
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cult of Inanna in Uruk ⓘ |
| setIn | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Assyriology
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comparative literature ⓘ |
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