Enlight Lahar and Ashnan Many, many years ago, when the great Enlil built the city of Nippur on earth and peopled it with the Anunnaki gods, life was meager and poor. People did not know grain, did not have domestic animals, ... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Inanna and Shukalletuda Once upon a time there lived a gardener named Shukalletuda. He very diligently cultivated his garden, watered the trees and beds, but all his efforts were in vain - the dry desert wind dried out the s... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Martu's marriage “Martu” in the Sumerian language denoted the name of the Semitic nomadic people; perhaps these same tribes later became known as the Amorites. In the myth, Martu is the patron god of the city of Ninab... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Dumuzi and Enkimdu Beautiful Inanna, Queen of Heaven, daughter of the bright moon god Nanna, lived in a palace at the edge of the sky. When she descended to the ground, from each of her touches the soil was covered with... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Nether The poem begins with a prologue about the divine act of creation, the separation of earth and sky, the overthrow of the goddess Ereshkigal into the underworld, and the battle of Enki with the monster ... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Gilgamesh and the Land of Life (Mountain of the Immortal) The text was first published by S. Kramer, who collected it from numerous fragments of tablets, mainly found in Nippur. In the 60s of the last century, the so-called Leiden version of this myth was pu... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Gilgamesh and the Bull of the Sky The text of this poem is very poorly preserved. It tells the story of Gilgamesh killing the heavenly bull, a monster sent by Inanna to Uruk, because he rejected her love. Translated from Russian origi... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
Enlight Gilgamesh and Agga This is the shortest Sumerian epic poem, and there is no mention of any gods. Apparently, this legend can be considered as a historiographical text. Tablets with this myth were found by an expedition ... Myths Myths of the Ancient Sumerians
