Sumerian creation myths

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mythology
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Ur
gptkb:Eridu
gptkb:Nippur
gptkbp:culture Sumerian
gptkbp:date 3rd millennium BCE
gptkbp:describes creation of the world
creation of humans
separation of heaven and earth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sumerian creation myths
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Enki_and_Ninhursag
gptkb:Eridu_Genesis
Enuma Elish (later Akkadian adaptation)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Akkadian_mythology
gptkb:Egyptian
Hebrew Bible creation narratives
gptkbp:language Sumerian
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Ninhursag
gptkb:Enki
gptkb:Enlil
An
gptkbp:medium cuneiform tablets
gptkbp:motif sacred marriage
divine council
flood narrative
clay creation of humans
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:ancient_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Ashmolean_Museum
gptkbp:theme primordial waters
order from chaos
divine hierarchy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kur
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6