cult of Inanna at Uruk
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The cult of Inanna at Uruk was a major religious institution in ancient Mesopotamia centered on the worship of the goddess of love, war, and fertility, and played a key role in the political and cultural life of the city.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian cult
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religious institution ⓘ urban temple cult ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
inscribed tablets from Uruk
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temple architecture at Eanna ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
New Year festival
ⓘ
processions of Inanna’s cult statue ⓘ sacred marriage rite ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Eanna temple of Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTempleComplex | Eanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Enmerkar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Lugalzagesi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ Shulgi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur-Namma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Inanna and Enki
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Inanna and the Anzu Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ Inanna’s Descent to the Netherworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultPersonnel |
high priestess
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musicians ⓘ priests ⓘ temple administrators ⓘ temple workers ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
patronage of artistic production
ⓘ
patronage of scribal activity ⓘ |
| economicRole |
control of agricultural production
ⓘ
employment of temple personnel ⓘ management of temple lands ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Akkadian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Early Dynastic period ⓘ Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur III period ⓘ Uruk period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later worship of Ishtar ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual | Sumerian ⓘ |
| laterLanguageOfRitual | Akkadian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Uruk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
legitimization of kingship
ⓘ
support of royal ideology ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
maintenance of Inanna’s temple
ⓘ
offering of sacrifices ⓘ performance of rituals and festivals ⓘ processions of the goddess’s statue ⓘ |
| worshippedDeityAspect |
goddess of fertility
ⓘ
goddess of love ⓘ goddess of war ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.