Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:poet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ur-Ninurta
gptkb:Sumerian_language
gptkbp:archaeological_findings gptkb:Tablets_found_in_Uruk
gptkbp:architect Involves quests and challenges
gptkbp:artwork Illustrated in ancient art
gptkbp:author gptkb:Unknown
gptkbp:character_relationships Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta are rivals
gptkbp:conflict Negotiation and gifts
gptkbp:conservation_efforts Cuneiform tablets
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Part of Mesopotamian epic tradition
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced Sumerian identity
Influenced later epic narratives.
Reflects ancient political dynamics
gptkbp:cultural_references Referenced in later texts
gptkbp:cultural_representation Represents Sumerian values
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:Sumerian_literature
Highlights trade and diplomacy
gptkbp:genre gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:has_gameplay_element Represents civilization vs. barbarism
gptkbp:historical_context Early dynastic period of Sumer
Set in the context of Sumerian expansion
gptkbp:historical_figure Reflects real city-states
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:is_characterized_by Enmerkar is portrayed as clever
Lord of Aratta is portrayed as proud
gptkbp:is_motivated_by Desire for supremacy
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sumerian
gptkbp:legacy Part of world literature canon
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:language
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Enmerkar
gptkb:Lord_of_Aratta
gptkbp:motif Divine intervention
gptkbp:mythology Gods and divine beings
Involves creation myths
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:literary_work
Epic narrative
gptkbp:notable_story_arc Conflict resolution through diplomacy
gptkbp:origin Circa 2100 BCE
gptkbp:performance Recited by oral tradition
gptkbp:plot Conflict over resources
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:symbolism gptkb:City-states
gptkbp:theme Power and rivalry
gptkbp:tradition Part of the oral tradition of storytelling
gptkbp:translated_into Various translations exist