Lulal
deity Sumerian single tradition · 3
Lulal functioned as the Sumerian counterpart of the Akkadian Latarak. His name likely means "syrup man" or "man sweet like syrup." His precise function is not fully understood.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Sumerian cultic song uncovered in Nippur.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Šakkan, Ereshkigal, Dumuzid, Sirtur, Utu, Ninshubur, Geshtinanna, Adad, Shala
- serves
- Inanna
- allied with
- Inanna, Shara, Latarak, Lugaledinna, Ugallu
- enemy of
- galla
- syncretized with
- Dumuzi
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Lulal's connection with the goddess Inanna is well attested. He appears as her bodyguard in Inanna's Descent to the Netherworld, and is referenced as serving her in battle in another text. This association between them has been characterized as "close but unspecified."”
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“The third person they come upon is Lulal, who is also in mourning. The demons try to take him, but Inanna stops them once again.”
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“The Old Babylonian forerunner of An = Anum places him next to a group of deities associated with the steppe: Lulal, Latarak and Lugaledinna.”
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