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Dumuzi

[ doo-moo-zee ]
/ ˈdu mʊ zi /

noun

the Sumerian god of pastures and vegetation: the consort of Inanna.
Compare Tammuz.
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Examples from the Web for dumuzi

  • Of Dumuzi's tragic death no text deciphered until now unfortunately gives the details.

    Chaldea|Znade A. Ragozin

  • Erech had been governed by the divine Dumuzi, the husband of the goddess Ishtar.

    Chaldea|Znade A. Ragozin