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Enmeduranki

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Primeval king in Mesopotamian wisdom tradition; distinguish from his sage and Enoch.

Modern distinction between king, sage and Enoch; seventh position proves neither personal identity nor a composition date
Modern distinction between king, sage and Enoch; seventh position proves neither personal identity nor a composition dateOriginal explanatory diagram: IL Archive, 2026 · CC0Image source

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Seventh king in the UrukUrukAncient city at Warka in southern Iraq, a major urban centre around 3200 BCE that preserved early writing and accounting tablets.Glossary · Click to read the explanation list,distinct from his sage Utuabzu. A text describes him receiving divinatory knowledge. Comparison concerns sequence,knowledge and divine relationship; it does not establish Enoch as his other name. Narrative time does not date the tablet or composition. The diagram is modern comparison,not an ancient royal portrait. [3] [4]

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  1. Selected219,222–223,229–230,232–234; not whole article. Sophus Helle, JNES 77/2 (2018),219–234 Return to the text ↑
  2. Selected first five pages; displayed translation after Lambert. Andrei Orlov, Scrinium1 (2005), PartI, The Learned Savant Who Guards the Secrets of the Great Gods Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 13 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «Enmeduranki», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/enmeduranki