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Dumuzid or Dumuzi or Tammuz (Sumerian: 𒌉𒍣, romanized: Dumuzid; Akkadian: Duʾūzu, Dûzu; Hebrew: תַּמּוּז, romanized: Tammūz), known to the Sumerians as Dumuzid the Shepherd (Sumerian: 𒌉𒍣𒉺𒇻, romanized: Dumuzid sipad) and to the Canaanites as Adon (Phoenician: 𐤀𐤃𐤍; Proto-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤃𐤍), is ...
"Dumuzid: Shepherd God and Husband of Inanna" Dumuzid, also known as Tammuz in ancient Mesopotamia, was a significant deity worshipped by the Sumerians and later by the Babylonians. As a shepherd god, Dumuzid held a crucial role in the agricultural and pastoral communities of the time.
Dumuzid, the god of shepherds and the husband of Inanna, was worshiped by the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians and Assyrians thousands of years before the first books of the Hebrew Bible were written.
Tammuz, in Mesopotamian religion, god of fertility embodying the powers for new life in nature in the spring. The earliest known mention of Tammuz is in texts dating to the early part of the Early Dynastic III period (c. 2600–c. 2334 BCE), but his cult probably was much older.
May 15, 2023 · Dumuzid, the humble shepherd chosen by fate to be Inanna’s mortal consort. With his rugged charm and gentle spirit, he becomes the object of Inanna’s affection, their love bridging the divide between the divine and the mortal realms.
Tammuz (also known as Dumuzi) was the name of an ancient Near Eastern deity who was best known for his patronage of herdsmen and his romantic entanglement with Inanna (the Sumerian goddess of sexual love) also known as Astarte or Ishtar. As a fertility god, he represented the insemination of the mother goddess, as well as the production of ...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Article History. Dumuzi-Amaushumgalana, in Mesopotamian religion, Sumerian deity especially popular in the southern orchard regions and later in the central Steppe area. He was the young bridegroom of the goddess Inanna (Akkadian: Ishtar ), a fertility figure sometimes called the Lady of the Date Clusters.
Dumuzid or Dumuzi or Tammuz, known to the Sumerians as Dumuzid the Shepherd and to the Canaanites as Adon, is an ancient Mesopotamian and Levantine deity associated with agriculture and shepherds, who was also the first and primary consort of the goddess Inanna.
Dumuzid or Dumuzi or Tammuz , is an ancient Mesopotamian god associated with shepherds, who was also the first and primary consort of the goddess Inanna . In Sumerian mythology, Dumuzid's sister was Geshtinanna, the goddess of agriculture, fertility, and dream interpretation.
Dumuzid is the Mesopotamian “shepherd god” that is associated with fertility and livestock. He is later known by the name of Tammuz. He is the most well-known lover of Inanna, whom he has married when he was still a mortal. Dumuzid is closely associated with the Greek god, Adonis.
