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Etana

Etana (𒂊𒋫𒈾, E.TA.NA) was the thirteenth king of the first dynasty of Kish, according to the Sumerian King List. He is listed as the successor of Arwium, the son of Mashda, as king of Kish. The list also calls Etana "the shepherd, who ascended to heaven and consolidated all the foreign countries", and states that he ruled 1,500 years (some copies read…

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Myth of Etana

BabylonianUtuAnuSusaTell Harmal
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Aarne–Thompson–Uther
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KishSumerian King ListArwiumMashdaBalih
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Occupation
King of Kish (reigned c. 1,500 years)
Children
Balih
First appearance
Sumerian King List c. 2000 BC

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Etana

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples83
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
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related to Further reading · 55
Etana → Abraham, American Oriental Society, Ancient Near East, Another Mythological Dimension, Anzu, Anzû, Biblical Tales, Bilingual Text Concerning Etana, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Currie, Eagle, Early Greek, Eden, Eisenbraun, Epic, Evelyne, Fortune, Gods, Great Britain
related to External links · 12
Etana → Creation, Encyclopædia BritannicaDalley, EtanaThe Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ, Gilgamesh, ISBN, Mesopotamia, Myths, Others, Oxford University Press, Stephanie, The Flood, The Myth
related to Analysis · 7
Etana → Aarne, ATU, Folklorist, It, The Eagle, Thompson, Uther
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Etana → Babylonian, Balih, Both, In, This, Utu
Children · 1
Etana → Balih
First appearance · 1
Etana → Sumerian King List c. 2000 BC
Occupation · 1
Etana → King of Kish (reigned c. 1,500 years)

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eagle king kish list balih son also serpent one sumerian myth birth journal society babylonian utu doi epic children first

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EtanaChildrenBalih1.00infobox
EtanaFirst appearanceSumerian King List c. 2000 BC1.00infobox
EtanaOccupationKing of Kish (reigned c. 1,500 years)1.00infobox
Etanarelated to AnalysisFolklorist0.60section
Etanarelated to AnalysisAarne0.60section
Etanarelated to AnalysisThompson0.60section
Etanarelated to AnalysisUther0.60section
Etanarelated to AnalysisATU0.60section
Etanarelated to AnalysisThe Eagle0.60section
Etanarelated to AnalysisIt0.60section
Etanarelated to External linksEncyclopædia BritannicaDalley0.60section
Etanarelated to External linksStephanie0.60section

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