RELG 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sumerian Religion, Sargon I, Enheduanna

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

Document Summary

Akkadian religion: the kingdom of akkad (2334-2150, sargon of akkad (sargon the great) and the emulation of sumerian religion, he will be a very respectful king, enheduanna (daughter of sargon) and the rise of inanna/ishtar. Naram- i(cid:374) (cid:449)as respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)le, a(cid:374)d he destro(cid:455)ed e(cid:374)lil(cid:859)s te(cid:373)ple. Sumerian proverbs and wisdom: if (cid:455)ou lie a(cid:374)d the(cid:374) tell the truth, the truth (cid:449)ill (cid:271)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)sidered a lie. (cid:863) The legend of sargon: (cid:862)i a(cid:373) argo(cid:374), the po(cid:449)erful ki(cid:374)g, the ki(cid:374)g of akkad. My mother was an enitu priestess, i did (cid:374)ot k(cid:374)o(cid:449) a(cid:374)(cid:455) father : my mother conceived me and bore me in secret. She put me in a little box made of reeds, sealing its lid with pitch. She put me i(cid:374) the ri(cid:448)er the ri(cid:448)er (cid:272)arried (cid:373)e a(cid:449)a(cid:455) and brought me to akki the drawer of water. Possible that people accepted his domination: the former religious institutions of sumer, already well-known and emulated by the.