Enmerkar

builder of Uruk in Sumer
Person human Q351543
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Enmerkar

Summary

Enmerkar is a human[1]. He was born on -3100-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on -3000-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a sovereign[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,158 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Enmerkar was born on -3100-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Enmerkar died on -3000-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Enmerkar's father was Mesh-ki-ang-gasher[6].
  • A child of Enmerkar was Ninsun[7].
  • Enmerkar worked as a sovereign[4].
  • Enmerkar's religion is recorded as Sumerian religion[8].
  • Enmerkar's image is recorded as Priest-king from Uruk, Mesopotamia, Iraq, c. 3000 BCE. The Iraq Museum (transparent).png[9].
  • Enmerkar is recorded as male[10].
  • Enmerkar's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Enmerkar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06jm81[12].
  • Enmerkar's Rodovid ID is recorded as 365361[13].
  • Enmerkar's floruit is recorded as -2700-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Enmerkar's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Enmerkar[15].
  • Enmerkar's present in work is recorded as Sumerian King List[16].
  • Enmerkar's Krugosvet article is recorded as religiya/enmerkar[17].

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Origins and Family

Enmerkar was born on -3100-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Mesh-ki-ang-gasher[6].

Career and Affiliations

Enmerkar's professions included sovereign[4].

Personal Life

A child of Enmerkar was Ninsun[7]. His religion is recorded as Sumerian religion[8].

Death and Burial

Enmerkar died on -3000-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Enmerkar ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,158 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Who were Enmerkar's parents?

Enmerkar's father was Mesh-ki-ang-gasher[6].

What did Enmerkar do for work?

Enmerkar worked as sovereign[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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