strong copper

deity earth Sumerian single tradition · 1

The strong copper represents a metal that was conceived as precious. It is an opponent of Ninurta in the myth of the Slain Heroes. Black and Green describe these opponents as bizarre minor deities.

When

First attested
1700 BCE
Attested period
-1700 – -1500
Historical notes
Appears in Sumerian Georgica.

Relationships

enemy of
Ninurta

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“and the strong copper, which represents a metal that was conceived as precious.”

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