https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descent_of_Inanna_into_the_Underworld
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descent_of_Inanna_into_the_Underworld
They contain recognisable humanity, warmth and humour. Here's a thread of my favourites.
They contain recognisable humanity, warmth and humour. Here's a thread of my favourites.
Majestic Inanna—radiant dawn and evening star—
I turn to you now, seeking your luminous grace.
Goddess of compassion, of fierce love and inner strength,
You who ascends from the underworld with renewed purpose,
Majestic Inanna—radiant dawn and evening star—
I turn to you now, seeking your luminous grace.
Goddess of compassion, of fierce love and inner strength,
You who ascends from the underworld with renewed purpose,
You who holds the heavens in your grasp and walks the earth with the tread of a lioness.
We call to you, ever-ancient, ever-new.
You who holds the heavens in your grasp and walks the earth with the tread of a lioness.
We call to you, ever-ancient, ever-new.
Storm on her breath, blood in the sand. She walks through war, she walks through flame,
And all who see her speak her name.
Storm on her breath, blood in the sand. She walks through war, she walks through flame,
And all who see her speak her name.
is a woman.
Her name was Enheduanna, and she was a Sumerian priestess and poet. She was the daughter of Sargon, King of Akkad.
Her most famous poem is the Exaltation of Inanna.
Inanna was the great Sumerian goddess of love, war, and wisdom.
is a woman.
Her name was Enheduanna, and she was a Sumerian priestess and poet. She was the daughter of Sargon, King of Akkad.
Her most famous poem is the Exaltation of Inanna.
Inanna was the great Sumerian goddess of love, war, and wisdom.