Epic of Enmerkar

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:poetry
gptkbp:archaeological_findings Tablets in museums
gptkbp:artistic_influence Influence on Western literature
gptkbp:audience Ancient Sumerians
gptkbp:character_relationships Enmerkar and Inanna
gptkbp:characterized_by Heroic figures
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Lugalbanda
Divine intervention
gptkbp:cultural_aspect gptkb:Sumerian_religion
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Part of world literature
gptkbp:cultural_impact Sumerian identity
gptkbp:cultural_reflection Societal values of Sumerians
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:mythology
gptkbp:epic_structure Invocation of the muse
gptkbp:genre gptkb:mythology
gptkbp:has_lore gptkb:Inanna
gptkbp:historical_context Uruk period
Early dynastic period
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:Enmerkar
gptkbp:historical_interpretation Various scholarly analyses
gptkbp:historical_legacy Influence on later epics
gptkbp:historical_setting Uruk's expansion
gptkbp:historical_significance Foundation of epic tradition
Reflects Sumerian society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Epic of Enmerkar
gptkbp:influences Later Mesopotamian literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sumerian
gptkbp:literary_analysis Themes of power and divinity
gptkbp:literary_devices Repetition
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Enmerkar
gptkbp:motif Building of temples
gptkbp:mythology Creation myths
gptkbp:narrative Linear progression
gptkbp:narrative_style Oral tradition
epic narrative
gptkbp:origin gptkb:ancient_Mesopotamia
gptkb:Ancient_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:performance Recited by bards
gptkbp:plot Enmerkar's quest for power
gptkbp:preservation_method Cuneiform writing
gptkbp:preserved_by Cuneiform tablets
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:The_Epic_of_Gilgamesh
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Epic_of_Gilgamesh
gptkbp:research_interest Ancient literature studies
gptkbp:scholarly_debates Authorship questions
gptkbp:setting City of Uruk
gptkbp:symbolism Divine favor
gptkbp:theme Conflict between city-states
conflict between cities
gptkbp:themes Divine intervention
gptkbp:transmission Through scribes