Tammuz

Summary

Tammuz is a god^[1]. He worked as a shepherd deity^[2]. He draws 499 Wikipedia views per month (god category, ranking #15 of 149).^[3]

Key Facts

• Among Tammuz's spouses was Ishtar^[4].
• Among Tammuz's spouses was Inanna^[5].
• Tammuz's professions included shepherd deity^[2].
• Tammuz's image is recorded as Marriage of Inanna and Dumuzi.png^[6].
• Tammuz is recorded as male^[7].
• Tammuz's instance of is recorded as god^[8].
• Dumuzid the Shepherd is named after Tammuz^[9].
• Tammuz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 15563352^[10].
• Tammuz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 173642407^[11].
• Tammuz's GND ID is recorded as 11866638X^[12].
• Tammuz's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2008003017^[13].
• Tammuz's IdRef ID is recorded as 078024196^[14].
• Tammuz's part of is recorded as Sumerian religion^[15].
• Tammuz's part of is recorded as Babylonian religion^[16].
• Tammuz's Commons category is recorded as Dumuzi^[17].
• Tammuz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j0n3^[18].
• Tammuz's worshipped by is recorded as Sumerian religion^[19].
• Tammuz's worshipped by is recorded as Babylonian religion^[20].
• Tammuz's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0065117^[21].
• Tammuz's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[22].
• Tammuz's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Tammuz's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Tammuz's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[25].
• Tammuz's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Tammuz's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[27].

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Career and Affiliations

Tammuz's professions included shepherd deity^[2].

Personal Life

Spouses include Ishtar^[4], a goddess^[28] and Inanna^[5], a war deity^[29].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Tammuz include he^[30], a calendar month^[31].

Why It Matters

Tammuz draws 499 Wikipedia views per month (god category, ranking #15 of 149).^[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for him include he^[30], a calendar month^[31].

FAQs

Who was Tammuz married to?

Tammuz's spouses include Ishtar^[4] and Inanna^[5].

What did Tammuz do for work?

Tammuz worked as shepherd deity^[2].