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Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta
A diplomatic-and-magical contest between the king of Uruk and the lord of distant Aratta — and, famously, the “invention of writing.”
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- Tradition
- Sumerian epic narrative cycle. Contains one of the earliest reflections on the origin of cuneiform writing, attributing it to Enmerkar.
- Translation
- ETCSL — J.A. Black, G. Cunningham, E. Robson, G. Zólyomi et al. (2003). Used by permission for educational and non-commercial purposes.
- License
- ETCSL translation. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary under ETCSL's non-commercial educational use clause.