Enmerkar
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title:
Enmerkar
text:
Enmerkar was an ancient Sumerian ruler to whom the construction of the city of Uruk and a 420-year reign was attributed. According to literary sources, he led various campaigns against the land of Aratta. He is credited in Sumerian legend as the inventor of writing. A excerpt of an ancient text states "Because the messenger's mouth was heavy and he couldn't repeat, the Lord of Kulaba (Enmerkar) patted some clay and put words on it, like a tablet. Until then, there had been no putting words on cl
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Builder of Uruk in Sumer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enmerkar
date created:
2005-06-17T21:44:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T01:45:29Z
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