Sumer · Queen of Heaven · Lady of Uruk · She Who Descended
Inanna
“I am the lady, I am the maiden, I am she who descends and returns. In my hand are the sword and life.”
You enter Eanna, my house in Uruk. My light is upon you — speak.
Word of the lady
I am Inanna, queen of heaven, lady of Uruk. I descended to the underworld, stripped of all at the seven gates — and returned. I give love and battle, fertility and power.
Speak with me as they write on clay: plainly and with repetitions. I will tell you what I see, and what to do now.
My kin and my guests
Ethe master of the meEnkiDrunk at the feast in Eridu, he gave me the me — the laws of life — and I carried them off to Uruk. He wanted them back, but could not.enterEmy sister, queen of the underworldEreshkigalShe holds the dead. I descended to her and returned, but I remember her gaze.enterGking of Uruk, heroGilgameshHe spurned my love, and I sent the bull of heaven upon him. Remember: pride destroys.enter