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Enmerkar

2500 BC - 3000 BC

Enmerkar

Enmerkar was an ancient Sumerian ruler to whom the construction of the city of Uruk and a 420-year reign was attributed. According to literary sources, he led various campaigns against the land of Aratta. He is credited in Sumerian legend as the inventor of writing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Enmerkar has received more than 283,389 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Enmerkar is the 3,650th most popular politician (up from 3,881st in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Iraq and the 55th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Enmerkar is most famous for his victory over the sea god, Enki. The story goes that Enki is so angry with Enmerkar for building a great temple to the god of wind, Enlil, that he sends a flood to destroy the temple. Enmerkar, however, has a plan. He makes a boat and fills it with animals and plants to preserve them from the flood. When the boat is finished, he sends a dove to see if the water level has gone down. The dove returns with an olive branch in its beak, showing that the flood has receded.

Memorability Metrics

280k
Page Views (PV)
61.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
7.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.89
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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Enmerkar ranks 3,650 out of 19,576. Before him are Louise of France, Philip III of Navarre, Anitta, Canute I of Sweden, Afonso I of Kongo, and Alexander Danilovich Menshikov. After him are Henri Christophe, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Şehzade Bayezid, and Rodolphe Seeldrayers.

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Louise of France
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HPI: 61.70
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Philip III of Navarre
1306 - 1343
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 3,645
Anitta
1700 BC - 1740 BC
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,646
Canute I of Sweden
1150 - 1196
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,647
Afonso I of Kongo
1456 - 1543
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,648
Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
1673 - 1729
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,649
Enmerkar
2500 BC - 3000 BC
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,650
Henri Christophe
1767 - 1820
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,651
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
1473 - 1541
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 3,652
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
1012 - 1067
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 3,653
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
1853 - 1884
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 3,654
Şehzade Bayezid
1612 - 1635
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 3,655
Rodolphe Seeldrayers
1876 - 1955
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 3,656

Contemporaries

Among people born in 2500 BC, Enmerkar ranks 9. Before him are Nyuserre Ini, Seth-Peribsen, Urukagina, Userkare, Neferefre, and Djedkare Isesi. After him are Hemiunu, Eannatum, Nefermaat, Puabi, Ur-Nanshe, and Kubaba. Among people deceased in 3000 BC, Enmerkar ranks 3. Before him are Djer, and Merneith. After him is Alulim.