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A Balbale to Bau for Šu-Suen (Šu-Suen A) (ETCSL 2.4.4.1)
This poem dissolves the barrier between the bedroom and the throne room. It forces us to confront how ancient Sumerians used erotic obsession to validate the absolute power of their divine king.