Letter from Inanaka to the goddess Nintinuga
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
3 pages
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About This Book
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A woman named Inanaka stares down a life-ending illness in the heart of ancient Sumer. This text reveals the desperate, intimate bargain between a suffering mortal and the goddess of healing.