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A Balbale to Inana for Šu-Suen (Šu-Suen B) (ETCSL 2.4.4.2)
This ancient Sumerian song captures the raw desire of the goddess Inana for King Šu-Suen. Readers will discover how intimacy and divinity intertwined in the royal court of Mesopotamia. It is a rare look at how love functioned as both a private passion and a public power move.