Dumuzid the Fisherman

Dumuzid the Fisherman
𒌉𒍣𒋗𒄩
Figure of a priest king from the Uruk period (c. 3300 BC)
King of Uruk
Reignlegendary
PredecessorLugalbanda
SuccessorGilgamesh

Dumuzid,[a] titled the Fisherman,[b] was a legendary Sumerian king of Uruk listed originating from Kuara. According to legend, in the one-hundredth year of his reign, he was captured by Enmebaragesi.

  1. ^ Mitchell 2004, p. 169.
  2. ^ "The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature". etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-29.


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