Sumerian
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Sumerian mythology, attested in the earliest cuneiform literature, presents creation, city gods, and divine courts. Hymns, laments, and myths articulate kingship, fertility, and the maintenance of order.
The Descent of Inanna
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Sumerian King List
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Eridu Genesis
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Gilgamesh and Huwawa
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Hymns to Inanna
Various • Mesopotamian
Enki and Ninhursag
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Enmerkar and Ensuhgirana
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Inanna and Ebih
Enheduanna • Mesopotamian
Inanna and the Huluppu-Tree
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Instructions of Shuruppak
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Debate Between Sheep and Grain
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Enki and Ninmah
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Hymns to Enki
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Hymns to Enlil
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
The Myth of the Plough
Anonymous • Mesopotamian