Debate Between Sheep and Grain

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Debate Between Sheep and Grain is a Creation myth originating from the Sumerian belief system. The main deity depicted in this myth is likely Enki. Others include An, Enlil, Inanna, and Utu.

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Attested: Unknown
Created: Unknown
Myth type: Creation
Main deity: Enki
Belief system: Sumerian
Origin: Asia › Middle East › 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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Enki

Main deity

Enki is the son of An (Anu), and a member of the Anunnaki, the main seven deities of the Sumerian pantheon. Enki is one of the most powerful figures within Sumerian mythology.

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Other deities mentioned

An
Enlil
Inanna
Utu

Translation

ETCSL 5.3.2: The Debate Between Grain and Sheep

Website · Jeremy Allen Black · 1997

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Language: Sumerian ⟶ English
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Debate Between Sheep and Grain (Sumerian) is a Sumerian creation myth written in the third millenium BCE. It explains the creation of the world.

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ETCSL 5.3.2 Website · Jeremy Allen Black · 1997
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Text: "ETCSL 5.3.2: The Debate Between Grain and Sheep"

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Source a Black et al., "ETCSL 5.3.2: Grain and Sheep." More info launch

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Debate Between Sheep and Grain." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 09 Jul. 2019, omnika.org/stable/216. Accessed 20 May. 2024.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, July 09). Debate Between Sheep and Grain. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/216

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Debate Between Sheep and Grain." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created July 09, 2019. Accessed May 20, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/216.

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Bibliography

Black, Jeremy, Graham Cunningham, Jarle Ebeling, Esther Flückiger-Hawker, et al., eds. ETCSL: The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature. Oxford, UK: The University of Oxford. http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. Accessed June 11, 2020.
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Myth
Sumerian Belief system
Ziusudra Main deity
Origin
location_city Iraq Middle East
event_note c. 1699 BCE Attested

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