Dumuzid

Inanna and Dumuzid

Dumuzid, later known by the alternate form Tammuz, is an ancient Mesopotamian god associated with shepherds, who was also the primary consort of the goddess Inanna (later known as Ishtar). In Sumerian mythology, Dumuzid's sister was Geshtinanna. In the Sumerian King List, Dumuzid is listed as an antediluvian king of the city of Bad-tibira and also an early king of the city of Uruk.

Quotes about Dumuzid

• Dumuzid, radiant in the temple and on earth!
  • Anonymous, A hymn (shir-namshub) to Inana (Inana G), at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.

• My brother, I want to tell you something -- pay attention to my speech. [...] Utu, my twin, I want to tell you something -- pay attention to my speech. [...] My spouse, has made love to me, has kissed me. I wanted [the E-ana] for him. [...] But majestic An would not give him E-ana. The heavens are ours, the earth is ours: E-ana should be captured from An.
  • Inanna, in Inanna and An, Old Babylonian period, at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.

External links

• ETCSL: Texts and translations of Dumuzid myths (alternate site)