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En-men-dur-ana
Mythological seventh antediluvian king of Sumer
Mythological seventh antediluvian king of Sumer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | En-men-dur-ana |
| image | Lista Reale Sumerica.jpg |
| caption | The Weld-Blundell Prism is among the oldest, most well-preserved, and better-known versions of the Sumerian King List, and includes the inscription for En-men-dur-ana |
| first_major | Sumerian King List |
| first_date | |
| occupation | King of Sippar (reigned years) |
| children | Ubara-Tutu |
En-men-dur-ana (also En-men-dur-an-ki, Enmenduranki) of Zimbir (the city now known as Sippar) was an ancient Sumerian king, whose name appears in the Sumerian King List as the seventh pre-dynastic king of Sumer. He was also the topic of myth and legend, said to have reigned for around 21,000 years.
Name
His name means "chief of the powers of Dur-an-ki", while "Dur-an-ki" in turn means "the meeting-place of heaven and earth" (literally "bond of above and below").
City
En-men-dur-ana's city Sippar was associated with the worship of the sun-god Utu, later called Shamash in the Akkadian language. Sumerian and Babylonian literature attributed the founding of Sippar to Utu.
Myth
A myth written in a Semitic language tells of Emmeduranki, subsequently being taken to heaven by the gods Shamash and Adad, and taught the secrets of heaven and of earth. In particular, Emmeduranki was taught arts of divination, such as how to inspect oil on water and how to discern messages in the liver of animals and several other divine secrets.
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References
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- [[James B. Pritchard]]. [[Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament]]. 3rd ed. pp 43, 164, 265, 270, 271.
- Enmenduranki is on the Sumerians Kings List. The Sumerians are Non-semitic.
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