RELG 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sumerian Religion, Nippur, Eridu

• School: McGill University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELG 201
• Professor: Eric Bellavance

Document Summary

We are not sure where they are coming from. Invented writing and monarchy (first to have kings) Wrote first religious text: did(cid:374)"t start (cid:449)ith (cid:449)riti(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out prayers, list of gods and offerings, eventual they were able to write myths about the gods. The religious beliefs of the sumerians had a profound influence on every nation in. Sumerian religion itself was transformed with the rise of the great cities, called the city- states: first great city-states (not first important cities) Gods of these cities will become important once the cities become important: eridu, nippur. Enlil son of an: ur, uruk- most dominant in the region and gods in this city will become very. Will remain the most important for 1 thousand years (3800-2800) Gilgamesh: became a legend and in the myth, he became 2 3rds divine, built wall around uruk, he was first a king and then became remembered as a god. An first king of the gods.