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The Kesh temple hymn, Liturgy to Nintud, or Liturgy to Nintud on the creation of man and woman, is a Sumerian tablet, written on clay tablets as early as 2600 BCE. [1] Along with the Instructions of Shuruppak , it is the oldest surviving literature in the world.
The Zame Hymns are the oldest known collection of Mesopotamian hymns, and have been dated to Early Dynastic IIIa period. [6] More precise dating is not possible. [5]Alongside compositions from Fara discovered in 1902 and 1903, the Zame Hymns have been described by Robert D. Biggs as "testimonies of the first great flowering of Sumerian literature". [7]
The Hymn to Enlil, Enlil and the Ekur (Enlil A), Hymn to the Ekur, Hymn and incantation to Enlil, Hymn to Enlil the all beneficent or Excerpt from an exorcism is a Sumerian myth, written on clay tablets in the late third millennium BC.
Hymn to Shulgi (Shulgi A) Royal hymn 2: Lipit-Estar A: Royal hymn 3: Song of the hoe: Composition around the sign AL = "hoe" 4: Inana B: Hymn to Inana or Ninmesara 5: Hymn to Enlil (Enlil A) Hymn to Enlil or Enlilsurase 6: Kesh Temple Hymn: Temple hymn 7: Enki's Journey to Nippur: Narrative composition 8: Inana and Ebih: Narrative composition 9 ...
Miscellaneous Babylonian Inscriptions is a 1918, Sumerian linguistics and mythology book written by George Aaron Barton. [ 1 ] It was first published by Yale University Press in the United States and deals with commentary and translations of twelve cuneiform , Sumerian myths and texts discovered by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of ...
According to the Hymn to Nungal, her mother is Ereshkigal, [7] while her father is Anu, though it is possible the later statement is not literal. [29] Various courtiers of Nungal are attested in Sumerian and Akkadian texts. Her sukkal (attendant deity) was Nindumgul ("lady/lord mooring pole" [30]), possibly regarded as a female deity. [15]
Balbale (from Sumerian bal "change") is a Sumerian form of poem, a kind of changing songs. Most of Tammuz and Enkimdu (an adamanduga) consists of changes like this.There’s a reference to balbale in the colophon of the poem, though it also may refer to the dialogue form of the writing.
Dedication tablet by Gudea, Governor of Lagash: "For Hendursaga, his master, Gudea, ruler of Lagash, built his house." [1] Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin.Hendursaga (ð’€ð’‰ºð’Š•, D ḫendur-saÅ‹), [2] also spelled Hendursanga [3] or Endursaga [4] (ð’€ð’‰ºð’Š•ð’‚·, D ḫendur-saÅ‹-Å‹a 2) was a Mesopotamian god.