Birhurtura
Birhurtura (π΅π―ππ) was a royal guard of Gilgamesh (c.β2600) in Uruk. Recorded in the sumerian poem Envoys of Agga, where the King of Kish sieged Uruk to slave the city into irrigation works. He was voluntary to make a diversion against Aga. After leaving the city gates, he is captured, tortured, taken to the middle of the army where Aga is and interrogated by him. Displaced from the entrance of the city, Gilgamesh looks out over the wall, distracting the soldiers. Taking advantage of the diversion, Enkidu, leading the Uruk soldiers, leaves through the city gates and attack in the open field. In the middle of the battle, Gilgamesh defeats Aga.[1]
Birhurtura π΅π―ππ | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.β2780 BCE |
| Allegiance | Uruk |
| Rank | Royal guard |
| Conflict | Siege of Uruk |
Name
According to the Leipzig-MΓΌnchner Sumerische Zettelkasten Jacobsen has identified the name as Caterpillar.