Adamanduga (

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for "dialogue") is a

and

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genre of literature, a kind of dispute. It originated in the 3rd millennium BC, and was used until the

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between the 9th and the 7th century BC.

Sumerian literature

It is used predominantly for the description of

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stories. It describes the beginning of the Earth's history. Then it depicts the beginning of the two fundamenta of the human culture. Dialogues are always between two new achievements. These are personalised. Both describe itself as the better one. It cites its value, beauty and usefulness. At the end of the poem one of the

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(usually

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) decides who says right things. It was the first literature genre where humans were the reference for the judging of human society in the history of

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. Its dialogues take place somewhere in Edubba.

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speculations also can be found around mythological descriptions. There are some Sumerian adamandugas which survived this long period. These are for example: U and Ezinu; Enesh and Enten; Hummar and Plough; Wood and Reed; Bird and Fish; Tammuz and Enkimdu. Source of the genre is in the Edubba literature. It includes ethical,

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writings.

Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta ''Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta'' is a legendary Sumerian account, preserved in early post-Sumerian copies, composed in the Neo-Sumerian period (ca. 21st century BC). It is one of a series of accounts describing the conflicts between Enmerkar, ...

shares a lot of characteristic features with this and genre embedded to an

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. It converged to the fabula in a Summer–Akkad bilingual writing. It included dogs, wolves, lions and foxes also.

Akkadian literature

There are few disputes in the genre of adamanduga in the Akkad literature. Main theme of these poetries were the relationship between human and the society instead of human and environment. Most vital parts of adamandugas were its special characters: personalisation of plants and animals. There were violent fights between them. Most important poems are Tamariskus and the Date Palm; Ox and the Horse. These had major influence in their time. Disputes in the Nisaba and the Wheat had less cultural historical background. In Myth of Etana dispute becomes fight. The characters of the epos are the Snake and the Eagle. It is the predecessor of the . You may find similar writings in the later history of

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and in the

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from Europe.

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Sumerian literature

Akkadian literature

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