Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:poetry
gptkbp:archaeological_findings gptkb:Tablets_found_in_Uruk
gptkbp:artistic_representation Illustrated in ancient art
gptkbp:author gptkb:Unknown
gptkbp:character_motivation Desire for supremacy
gptkbp:character_relationships Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta are rivals
gptkbp:characterized_by Enmerkar is portrayed as clever
Lord of Aratta is portrayed as proud
gptkbp:conflict Negotiation and gifts
gptkbp:cultural_aspect Reflects ancient political dynamics
gptkbp:cultural_identity Represents Sumerian values
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced Sumerian identity
Influenced later epic narratives.
gptkbp:cultural_references Referenced in later texts
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:Sumerian_literature
Highlights trade and diplomacy
gptkbp:date_of_origin Circa 2100 BCE
gptkbp:element Represents civilization vs. barbarism
gptkbp:epic_structure Involves quests and challenges
gptkbp:epic_tradition Part of the oral tradition of storytelling
gptkbp:genre gptkb:mythology
gptkbp:historical_context Early dynastic period of Sumer
Set in the context of Sumerian expansion
gptkbp:historical_figures Reflects real city-states
gptkbp:historical_legacy Part of world literature canon
gptkbp:historical_significance Insight into Sumerian society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta
gptkbp:influence Later Mesopotamian literature
gptkbp:inspiration Inspired modern adaptations
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sumerian
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:dialogue
gptkbp:literary_heritage Part of Mesopotamian epic tradition
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Enmerkar
gptkb:Lord_of_Aratta
gptkbp:motif Divine intervention
gptkbp:mythical_elements Involves creation myths
gptkbp:mythology Gods and divine beings
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:poetry
Epic narrative
gptkbp:performance Recited by oral tradition
gptkbp:plot Conflict over resources
gptkbp:preservation_efforts Cuneiform tablets
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:The_Epic_of_Gilgamesh
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Analyzed for themes of power
gptkbp:scholarships Studied in Assyriology
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Ancient_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:story_arc Conflict resolution through diplomacy
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:City-states
gptkbp:theme Power and rivalry
gptkbp:translated_into Various translations exist
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ur-Ninurta
gptkb:Sumerian_language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6