Post by inimgina on Aug 9, 2016 0:02:31 GMT -5
Bad-Tibira translated as "Fortress/Wall of Metal Workers/Sculptors" was an ancient Mesopotamian city-state identified as the modern site Tell al-Mada'in located in the Dhi Qar Governorate of Iraq. Bad-Tibria was located about 10 kilometers northeast of Larsa, on the Iturungal Canal, one of the two main courses of the Euphrates in antiquity.
Bad-Tibira was the second of the antediluvian cities of the Sumerian King List. 3 rulers are listed to have held kingship: Enmenluana, Enmengalana and Dumunzid the Shepherd.
Dumunzid the Shepherd is mentioned in the tale "Inana's Descent into the Netherworld". In this tale, Inana convinces demons from the netherworld not to take Lulal, patron of Bad-tibira, and to take Dumuzid instead. Dumunzid was later deified and became the husband of Inana. Dumunzid the Shepherd was also know by the local epithet Lugal-E-Mush.
The main cult at Bad-Tibira during the Sumerian period was dedicated to Dumunzid the Shepherd and his wife Inana. There was also a cult dedicated to Lulal/Laratak which appears to have been an older patron deity of the city. The shrine of Lulal/Laratak at Bad-Tibira was called the Edushuba (House that is the Mound of the Shepherd). The Temple of Inana and Dumunzid at Bad-Tibira was called the Emushkalamma (House which is the Foundation of the Land). ("House Most High: The Temples of Ancient Mesopotamia"
By A.R. George, 1993)
The Emush temple is listed among those abandoned goddess in Inana's Descent. No structure at Tell al-Mada'in has been identified as the temple as of yet.
Bad-Tibira was the second of the antediluvian cities of the Sumerian King List. 3 rulers are listed to have held kingship: Enmenluana, Enmengalana and Dumunzid the Shepherd.
Dumunzid the Shepherd is mentioned in the tale "Inana's Descent into the Netherworld". In this tale, Inana convinces demons from the netherworld not to take Lulal, patron of Bad-tibira, and to take Dumuzid instead. Dumunzid was later deified and became the husband of Inana. Dumunzid the Shepherd was also know by the local epithet Lugal-E-Mush.
The main cult at Bad-Tibira during the Sumerian period was dedicated to Dumunzid the Shepherd and his wife Inana. There was also a cult dedicated to Lulal/Laratak which appears to have been an older patron deity of the city. The shrine of Lulal/Laratak at Bad-Tibira was called the Edushuba (House that is the Mound of the Shepherd). The Temple of Inana and Dumunzid at Bad-Tibira was called the Emushkalamma (House which is the Foundation of the Land). ("House Most High: The Temples of Ancient Mesopotamia"
By A.R. George, 1993)
The Emush temple is listed among those abandoned goddess in Inana's Descent. No structure at Tell al-Mada'in has been identified as the temple as of yet.
