Adapa and the South Wind

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Adapa and the South Wind is a Creation myth originating from the Sumerian belief system. The main deity depicted in this myth is likely Adapa. Others include An, and Dumuzi.

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Attested: Unknown
Created: Unknown
Myth type: Creation
Main deity: Adapa
Belief system: Sumerian
Origin: Asia › Middle Africa › Iraq

Belief system

Sumerian Religion

Polytheistic

Sumerian religion refers to spiritual beliefs practiced from ca. 4500-1900 BCE in Mesopotamia, or modern-day southern Iraq. Many deities were diffused into other Mesopotamian cultures.

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Adapa

Main deity

Adapa was a figure from Eridu that came to be known as the "wise man" after Enki provided him such wisdom.

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An
Dumuzi

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Adapa and the South Wind." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 12 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/625. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2020, June 12). Adapa and the South Wind. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/625

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Adapa and the South Wind." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 12, 2020. Accessed July 7, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/625.

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Bibliography

Izre'el, Shlomo. Adapa and the South Wind: Language Has the Power of Life and Death. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2001.
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Myth
Sumerian Belief system
Adapa Main deity
Origin
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