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Aratta is a land that
appears in
Sumerian myths surrounding Enmerkar and Lugalbanda, two
early and
possibly mythical kings of Uruk also
mentioned on the...
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Enmerkar and the Lord of
Aratta is a
legendary Sumerian account,
preserved in
early post-Sumerian copies,
composed in the Neo-Sumerian
period (ca. 21st...
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According to
literary sources, he led
various campaigns against the land of
Aratta. He is
credited in
Sumerian legend as the
inventor of writing.[full citation...
- is also
found in the
ancient Sumerian legend,
Enmerkar and the Lord of
Aratta,
which describes events and
locations in
southern Mesopotamia. The phrase...
- the
image of gods. In the
Sumerian epic
entitled Enmerkar and the Lord of
Aratta, in a
speech of Enmerkar, an
introductory spell appears,
recounting Enki...
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sequel to
Enmerkar and the Lord of
Aratta, and is
second in a
series of four
accounts describing the
contests of
Aratta against Enmerkar, lord of Unug and...
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Majidzadeh has
attempted to
identify the
Jiroft sites with the land of
Aratta mentioned in
Sumerian sources. His
conclusions have been met with skepticism...
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sources mention his
consort Ninsun and his
heroic deeds in an
expedition to
Aratta by King Enmerkar.
Lugalbanda is
listed in the
Sumerian King List as the...
- poem
Enmerkar and the Lord of
Aratta (ETCSL 1.8.2.3). The epic
deals with a
rivalry between the
cities of Uruk and
Aratta. Enmerkar, the king of Uruk,...
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original inspiration for Nimrod,
because the
story of
Enmerkar and the Lord of
Aratta bears a few
similarities to the
legend of
Nimrod and the
Tower of Babel...
