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its name transcribed into those languages as Tammuz. A ritual associated with the Ekur temple in Nippur equates Dumuzid with the snake-god Istaran, who in that ritual, is described as having died.

Association with date palms

Dumuzid was also identified with the god Ama-usumgal-ana ( ^dama-usumgal-an-na), who was originally a local god worshipped in the city of Lagash. In some texts, Ama-usumgal-ana

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