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2250 B.C.E.
Table of Content
Table of Content
Chapter - 1
Chapter - 2
Chapter - 3
Chapter - 4
Chapter - 5
Chapter - 6
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Chapter - 1
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Inanna placed the shugurra, the crown of the steppe, on her head.
When she leaned against the apple tree, her vulva was wonderous to behold.
Rejoicing at her wounderous vulva, the young woman Inanna applauded herself.
She said: "I, the Queen of Heaven, shall visit the God of Wisdom.
I shall utter a prayer to Enki (patron god of music) at the deep sweet waters."
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He who knows the me, the holy laws of heaven and earth,
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When Inanna enters the holy shrine Give her butter cake to eat.
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Chapter - 2
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When Inanna entered the Abzu He gave her butter cake to eat.
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Enki, swaying with drink, toasted Inanna: "In the name of my power! In the name of my holy
shrine!
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Enki raised his cup and toasted Inanna a second time: "In the name of my power! In the name
of my holy shrine!
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Enki raised his cup and toasted Inanna a third time: "In the name of my power! In the name of
my holy shrine!
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Fourteen times he offered his daughter five Me (spiritual understandings/powers), six me,
seven me.
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Chapter - 3
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Acknowledged the me Enki had given her: "My father has given me the me:
He gave me godship.
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He gave me shepardship.
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He gave me kingship.
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He gave me truth.
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The kurgarru, the assinu, and the kulu'u performed plays, music, dances, and games during
rituals
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He gave me deceit.
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He gave me travel.
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He gave me fear.
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He gave me consternation.
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He gave me dismay.
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He gave me procreation.
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He gave me counseling.
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He gave me heart-soothing.
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The Boat of Heaven, with the holy me, was pushed off from the
Chapter - 4
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When the beer had gone out from the one who had drunk beer,
When the beer had gone out from Father Enki (Ea),
When the beer had gone out from the great God of Wisdom,
King Enki looked about Eridu and called for his servant Isimud, saying: "My sukkud, Isimud-"
The high priesthood? Godship? The noble and enduring crown? Where are they?
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The art of the hero? The art of power? Treachery? Deceit? Where are they?
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The perceptive ear? The power of attention? The making of decisions? Where are they?
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Fourteen times Enki questioned his servant Isimud; fourteen times Isimud answered, saying:
"My king has given them to his daughter.
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Then Enki spoke saying: "Isimud, the Boat of Heaven, with the holy me Where is it now?"
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Go! Take the enkum-creatures Let them bring the Boat of Heaven back to Eridu!
Chapter - 5
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Isimud spoke to Inanna: "My queen, your father has sent me to you.
Inanna answered: "What has my father said? What has Enki added?
Isimud spoke: "My king has said: Let Inanna proceed to Uruk;
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Deceitfully he cried: 'In the name of my power! In the name of my holy shrine!' Deceitfully he
has sent you to me!"
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Scarcely had Inanna spoken these words When the wild-haired enkum-creatures seized the
Boat of Heaven.
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Then Enki called to his servent Isimud a second time, saying: "My sukkal, Isimud-"
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Go! Take the fifty eru-giants, Let them carry off the Boat of Heaven.
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The fifty flying uru-giants seized the Boat of Heaven But Ninshubur rescued the boat for
Inanna.
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Enki called to his servent Isimud a third time, saying: "My sukkal, Isimud-"
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Quickly! Take fifty lahama-monsters, Let them carry off the Boat of Heaven.
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The fifty lahama-sea monsters seized the Boat of Heaven, But Ninshuber rescued the boat for
Inanna.
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Enki called to his servent Isimud a sixth time, saying: "My sukkal, Isimud-"
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Quickly! Take the watchmen of the Iturungal Canal, Let them carry off the Boat of Heaven.
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Isimud and the watchmen of the Iturungal Canal seized the Boat of Heaven, But Ninshubur
rescued the boat for Inanna.
Chapter - 6
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Then Ninshubur spoke to Inanna: "My queen, when the Boat of Heaven Enters the Nigulla Gate
of Uruk, Let the high water flow in our city;
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Let the high priest greet the Boat of Heaven with song.
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And so it was, On the day the Boat of Heaven entered the Nigulla Gate of Uruk,
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Then Enki called to his servant Isimud a seventh time, saying: "My sukkal, Isimud-"
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As the me which Inanna had received from Enki were unloaded, They were announced and
presented to the people of Sumer.
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And these, too, were announced, And these, too, were presented to the people of Uruk:
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Inanna spoke saying: "Where the Boat of Heaven has docked, The place shall be called The
White Quay.
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Where the holy me have been presented, That place I shall name The Lapis Lazuli Quay."
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Then Enki spoke to Inanna, saying: "In the name of my power! In the name of my holy shrine!
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Let the me you have take with you remain in the holy shrine of your city.
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Let the high priest spend his days at the holy shrine in song.
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