The Song of the Hoe

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The Song of the Hoe is a Creation myth originating from the Sumerian belief system. The main deity depicted in this myth is likely Enlil. Others include Enki, Enkidu, Gilgameš, Nergal, Ninurta, and Utu.

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Attested: Unknown
Created: Unknown
Myth type: Creation
Main deity: Enlil
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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Belief system

Enlil

Main deity

Enlil (Sumerian: 𒀭𒂗𒆤) was a member of the Anunnaki, the core seven Sumerian deities.

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Other deities mentioned

Enki
Enkidu
Gilgameš
Nergal
Ninurta
Utu

Translation

ETCSL 5.5.4: The Song of the Hoe

Website · Jeremy Allen Black · 1997

"Song of the Hoe" (ETCSL 5.5.4) provides a complete English translation of a Sumerian creation myth. The main actor is Enlil. VIt is one long segment consisting of 109 lines.

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Language: Sumerian ⟶ English
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The Song of the Hoe is a Sumerian creation myth written around 2100 BCE that explains the creation of an important farming instrument: the pickax.

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ETCSL 5.5.4 Website · Jeremy Allen Black · 1997
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Text: "ETCSL 5.5.4: The Song of the Hoe"

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Source a Black et al., "ETCSL 5.5.4: Song of the Hoe." More info launch

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "The Song of the Hoe." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 09 Jul. 2019, omnika.org/stable/214. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, July 09). The Song of the Hoe. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/214

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "The Song of the Hoe." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created July 09, 2019. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/214.

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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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Sumerian Belief system
Enlil Main deity
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