DAMUZID
![](419px-Uruk_period_priest_King_circa_3300_BC.jpg)
Figure
of a priest king from the Uruk period (3300 BC)
Reign : legendary
Preceded by : Lugalbanda
Succeeded by : Gilgamesh
Regnal
titles of Damuzid : Ruler of Sumer and King of Uruk
Dumuzid,
titled the Fisherman, was a legendary Sumerian king of Uruk listed
originating from Kuara. According to legend, in the one-hundredth
year of his reign, he was captured by Enmebaragesi.
Sumerian
King List :
The primary source of information comes from the Sumerian
King List :
Dumuzid,
the fisherman, whose city was Kuara, ruled for 100 years.
He (Dumuzid) was taken captive by the (single hand of Enmebaragesi).
According
to scholars, the sequence of the first Uruk dynasty was fabricated
during the Ur III period, which didn't include comments about some
rulers. The fabrication of king Dumuzid could have been derived
from an ideological representation of the positional relationship,
thought to have been practiced by the Ur III kings and their predecessors
to Dumuzid in the myth of the holy wedding, and was added as a symbol
of this act.
To
be able to distinguish him from the god Dumuzid, the profession
of fisherman and the origin from Kuara were assigned to him, probably
from a cult in Kuara, where there is evidence of a temple of Dumuzid.
The C version of the Sumerian King List contains the ending of his
reign in hands of Enmebaragesi, this addition has been interpreted
as a subsequent addition, which would give historical weight and
justify the lack of expansion in the literary texts.
The
Tale of Gudam :
The Tale of Gudam is known from a single, one column tablet inscribed
with 37 lines. The composition starts with the preparation of a
festival for Inanna, in which Gudam participates, although his role
remains doubtful. Gudam decides to ravage the city of Uruk, but
is defeated by the little fisherman of Inanna.
It
has been suggested that the "little fisherman of Inanna"
was a corruption from the original reading of "the fisherman
Dumuzi(d), the fisherman of Inanna(k)".
To
view the tale of Gudam (possibly Gaudumu / Gautam / Puannum) Click
here.
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Dumuzid_the_Fisherman