No Sumerian myths have been recovered dealing directly and explicitly with the creation of the universe; what little is known about the Sumerian cosmogonic ideas has been inferred and deduced from laconic statements scattered throughout the literary documents. We have several myths concerned with the organization of the universe and its cultural processes, the creation of man, and the establishment of civilization. The deities involved in these myths are relatively few: the air-God Enlil, the water-God Enki, the mother goddess Ninhursag (also known as Ninh and Ninmah), the god of the south wind Ninurta, the moon-God Nanna-Sin, the Eridu-God Martu, and above all the goddess Inanna, particularly concerning her unlucky spouse Dumuzi.
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Mythologies of the Ancient World, Sumerian and Akkadian Philosophy
Mythologies of the Ancient World, Sumerian and Akkadian Philosophy
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Remnants of Ancient Life : The New Science of Old Fossils
The Age of Melt : What Glaciers, Ice Mummies, and Ancient Artifacts Teach Us about Climate, Culture, and a Future without Ice
In the Land of Ninkasi : A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia
Raiders, Rulers, and Traders : The Horse and the Rise of Empires
Jet Stream : A Journey Through our Changing Climate
Written in Stone : A Journey Through the Stone Age and the Origins of Modern Language
Native America : The Story of the First Peoples
Precolonial Black Africa
Hittites : History of the Ancient People in Asia Minor and Syria
What Is Ancient History?
Cranford & The Cage at Cranford
Language Unlimited : The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power
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No Sumerian myths have been recovered dealing directly and explicitly with the creation of the universe; what little is known about the Sumerian cosmogonic ideas has been inferred and deduced from laconic statements scattered throughout the literary documents. We have several myths concerned with the organization of the universe and its cultural processes, the creation of man, and the establishment of civilization. The deities involved in these myths are relatively few: the air-God Enlil, the water-God Enki, the mother goddess Ninhursag (also known as Ninh and Ninmah), the god of the south wind Ninurta, the moon-God Nanna-Sin, the Eridu-God Martu, and above all the goddess Inanna, particularly concerning her unlucky spouse Dumuzi.
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