Sumerian literature
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Sumerian literature is the body of written works in the Sumerian language, preserved mainly on clay tablets, that includes myths, hymns, epics, legal texts, and scholarly writings from ancient Mesopotamia.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sumerian literature canonical | 4 |
| Mesopotamian epic tradition | 1 |
| Sumerian creation myths | 1 |
| Sumerian laments | 1 |
| Sumerian myths | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1907115 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sumerian literature Context triple: [Nippur, knownFrom, Sumerian literature]
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Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem, among the earliest surviving works of literature, that recounts the heroic adventures and existential quests of King Gilgamesh of Uruk.
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Babylonian chronicles
The Babylonian Chronicles are a series of ancient cuneiform tablets that record key political and military events in Babylonian history, providing one of the most important primary sources for the chronology of the ancient Near East.
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Mesopotamian cuneiform
Mesopotamian cuneiform is one of the earliest known systems of writing, characterized by wedge-shaped impressions made in clay tablets and used across ancient Mesopotamia for languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian.
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Sumerian language
The Sumerian language is an ancient language isolate of Mesopotamia, known primarily from cuneiform inscriptions and regarded as one of the earliest written languages in human history.
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Homeric epics
The Homeric epics are ancient Greek epic poems, chiefly the Iliad and the Odyssey, traditionally attributed to Homer and foundational to Greek literature, mythology, and cultural identity.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sumerian literature Target entity description: Sumerian literature is the body of written works in the Sumerian language, preserved mainly on clay tablets, that includes myths, hymns, epics, legal texts, and scholarly writings from ancient Mesopotamia.
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A.
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem, among the earliest surviving works of literature, that recounts the heroic adventures and existential quests of King Gilgamesh of Uruk.
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B.
Babylonian chronicles
The Babylonian Chronicles are a series of ancient cuneiform tablets that record key political and military events in Babylonian history, providing one of the most important primary sources for the chronology of the ancient Near East.
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C.
Mesopotamian cuneiform
Mesopotamian cuneiform is one of the earliest known systems of writing, characterized by wedge-shaped impressions made in clay tablets and used across ancient Mesopotamia for languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian.
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Sumerian language
The Sumerian language is an ancient language isolate of Mesopotamia, known primarily from cuneiform inscriptions and regarded as one of the earliest written languages in human history.
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Inanna and the Huluppu Tree
"Inanna and the Huluppu Tree" is a Sumerian mythological tale that recounts the goddess Inanna’s relationship with a sacred tree inhabited by supernatural beings and its eventual transformation into objects of power.
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Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian literature
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ancient literature ⓘ literature ⓘ |
| copiedIn | scribal schools ⓘ |
| decipheredInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| genreIncludes |
epic
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hymn ⓘ incantation ⓘ lamentation ⓘ legal text ⓘ love song ⓘ myth ⓘ proverb ⓘ ritual text ⓘ royal inscription ⓘ scholarly text ⓘ |
| influenced |
Akkadian literature
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Assyrian literature ⓘ Babylonian literature ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian language ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
3rd millennium BCE
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Akkadian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Akkadian Empire period
Early Dynastic period ⓘ
surface form:
Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia
Old Babylonian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Old Babylonian period
Ur III period ⓘ |
| medium | clay tablets ⓘ |
| notableAuthor | Enheduanna ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Enki and Ninhursag
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Enki and the World Order ⓘ Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta ⓘ Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ
surface form:
Epic of Gilgamesh (Sumerian poems)
Inanna and Enki ⓘ Inanna's Descent to the Underworld ⓘ
surface form:
Inanna's Descent to the Netherworld
Kesh Temple Hymn ⓘ Lament for Ur ⓘ
surface form:
Lament for Sumer and Ur
Lament for Ur ⓘ Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave ⓘ
surface form:
Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird
Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave ⓘ Temple hymns of Enheduanna ⓘ The Curse of Agade ⓘ Instructions of Shuruppak ⓘ
surface form:
The Instructions of Shuruppak
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| originatedIn |
Sumer
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ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| preservationMethod |
baked clay tablets
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unbaked clay tablets ⓘ |
| primaryCitiesFeatured |
Eridu
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Lagash ⓘ Nippur ⓘ Ur ⓘ Uruk ⓘ |
| primaryDeitiesFeatured |
Enki
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Enlil ⓘ Inanna ⓘ Nanna ⓘ Utu ⓘ |
| rediscoveredBy |
Assyriology
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surface form:
modern Assyriology
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| scriptType | logophonetic script ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education
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legal administration ⓘ religious practice ⓘ royal propaganda ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform script ⓘ |
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Subject: Sumerian literature Description of subject: Sumerian literature is the body of written works in the Sumerian language, preserved mainly on clay tablets, that includes myths, hymns, epics, legal texts, and scholarly writings from ancient Mesopotamia.
Referenced by (8)
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