The Sumerian King List names Dumuzi the Shepherd as a king of Uruk, ruling the city before Gilgamesh's legendary reign.
Gilgamesh ruled Uruk as its king, building the city's great walls of baked brick whose foundations were laid by the Seven Sages. The walls endure as his lasting monument — the achievement that outlives mortal flesh.
Inanna brought the Me — the divine decrees of civilization — from Enki's temple in Eridu to her own E-anna in Uruk, establishing the city as the cultural heart of Sumer.
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