Dumuzid
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Parents | Ishtar |
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Duttur | |
Sister | upenn.edu |
Consort | Inanna (later known as Ishtar) |
East semit equival | Tammuz |
Greek equival | Adonis |
Levantin equival | Tammuz/Adonis |
Sibl | Geshtinanna (sister), Amashilama (not usually, but in some texts said to be his sister) |
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ID | 3846712 |
About Dumuzid
Dumuzid or Tammuz, known to the Sumerians as Dumuzid the Shepherd, 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.