Enlight Enki and Ninhursag Dilmun is a “pure”, “immaculate” and “bright” “land of life”; neither death nor disease is known in it. The only thing that is not there is fresh water. Therefore, the great god Enki calls upon the su... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Enki and Ninmah When there were no people on earth yet, the number of immortal great gods and the Anunnaki subject to them grew and grew. They have already populated the entire sky, the entire earth and the entire un... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Enki and the world order The myth begins with a hymn of praise in honor of Enki. It is said that this god watches over the universe and is responsible for the fertility of fields and herds. Then it tells about the relationshi... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Death of Dumuzi or Dream of Dumuzi The myth begins with the fact that a shepherd from Uruk, Dumuzi, receives news that he is about to die. Sobbing and groaning, he goes into the valley. His heart filled with tears. He went straight int... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Death of Gilgamesh One of the most poorly preserved texts, we have today only a fragment of this legend. This myth tells us that Gilgamesh brought gifts to various deities of the lower world and the “honored dead.” Perh... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Dumuzi matchmaking In the Sumerian literature known to us, one can find two different versions of the relationship between Inanna and Dumuzi. In the poem presented below, the young people immediately fell in love with e... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Etana's flight The Akkadian version of the poem has reached us. According to this myth, King Etana ruled in Kish, which became the capital of Sumer after the flood. He was a God-fearing ruler, he conscientiously per... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Inanna's Descent to the Underworld Inanna, Queen of Heaven, the ambitious goddess of love and war who married the shepherd king Dumuzi, decides to become the ruler of the lower world. Her sister Ereshkigal, the goddess of death and dar... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight The myth of the Zu bird Known in two versions - Old Babylonian and New Assyrian. When the supreme god took off his royal regalia while washing himself, Anzu stole them along with the tables of fate in order to become more po... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Flood myth Unfortunately, the tablet on which the myth was written has not been completely preserved, and the beginning of the myth has been lost. We can fill in the meaning of the missing fragments from its lat... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Lugalbanda and Enmerkar Lugalbanda wanders alone in the mountains for a long time. Finally it occurred to him that if he could somehow please the wonderful eagle Anzud, he would be able to help the hero find the army of Uruk... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Lugalbanda and Mount Hurum The king of Uruk, Enmerkar, once planned to make a campaign against Aratta and conquer the rebellious country. He called out across the cities and lands, and hordes of warriors began to flock to Uruk.... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
