A Šir-namursaĝa to Ninsiana for Iddin-Dagan (Iddin-Dagan A) (ETCSL 2.5.3.1)

Name: A Šir-namursaĝa to Ninsiana for Iddin-Dagan (Iddin-Dagan A) (ETCSL 2.5.3.1)
Author: Anonymous Sumerian

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A Šir-namursaĝa to Ninsiana for Iddin-Dagan (Iddin-Dagan A)

A Šir-namursaĝa to Ninsiana for Iddin-Dagan (Iddin-Dagan A) (ETCSL 2.5.3.1)

Anonymous Sumerian

Sumerian

Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)

41 pages

Sacred Texts Literature Shwep Sumerian Mesopotamian Royal Court Poetry

Royal & Court Poetry Sacred Texts Literature & Poetry Sumerian & Mesopotamian

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This hymn reveals the raw mechanics of power in ancient Sumer through the sacred marriage of King Iddin-Dagan and the goddess Inana. Readers will see how divine intimacy functioned as the ultimate political strategy to secure the prosperity of the land.