En-men-dur-ana
Mythological seventh antediluvian king of Sumer
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En-men-dur-ana (also En-men-dur-an-ki, Enmenduranki) of Zimbir (the city now known as Sippar) was an ancient Sumerian king, whose name appears in the Sumerian King List as the seventh pre-dynastic king of Sumer. He was also the topic of myth and legend, said to have reigned for around 21,000 years.[2][3]
- Sumerian King List
- c. 2000 BC
| En-men-dur-ana 𒂗𒉺𒇻𒍣𒀭𒈾 | |
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The Weld-Blundell Prism is among the oldest, most well-preserved, and better-known versions of the Sumerian King List, and includes the inscription for En-men-dur-ana[1] | |
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| Occupation | King of Sippar (reigned c. 21,000 years) |
| Children | Ubara-Tutu |
Name
City
En-men-dur-ana's city Sippar was associated with the worship of the sun-god Utu, later called Shamash in the Akkadian language. Sumerian and Babylonian literature attributed the founding of Sippar to Utu.[5]
Myth
The Akkadian text Pirišti Šamê u Erṣeti (Secret of Heaven and Earth) tells of Emmeduranki subsequently being taken to heaven by the gods Shamash and Adad, and taught the secrets of heaven and of earth. In particular, Emmeduranki was taught arts of divination, such as how to inspect oil on water and how to discern messages in the liver of animals and several other divine secrets.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
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