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title: Legend of the Hero Etana Inscription
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3127/legend-of-the-hero-etana-inscription/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Legend of the Hero Etana Inscription

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Legend of the Hero Etana Inscription](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3127.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3127.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is the 4th tablet of the story of Etana, which tells us how Etana was carried to Heaven on the back of an eagle. Etana did this long journey in order to find the plant of birth. He was a [Sumerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) king of Kish. This story is one of the few mythological motifs that can be recognized with confidence in the [Mesopotamian art](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamian_Art_and_Architecture/). Neo-Assyrian period, 7th century BCE. From the [library of Ashurbanipal](https://www.worldhistory.org/Library_of_Ashurbanipal/) at [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/) (modern Ninawa Governorate, Iraq), northern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/). (The British Museum).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, October 13). Legend of the Hero Etana Inscription. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3127/legend-of-the-hero-etana-inscription/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Legend of the Hero Etana Inscription." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 13, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3127/legend-of-the-hero-etana-inscription/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Legend of the Hero Etana Inscription." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Oct 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3127/legend-of-the-hero-etana-inscription/>.

## License & Copyright

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