A Balbale to Inana as Nanaya
A Balbale to Inana as Nanaya (ETCSL 4.07.8)
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
6 pages
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This ancient Sumerian hymn bridges the gap between divine worship and raw human desire. Readers will see how the poet transforms the act of farming into a metaphor for intense, physical intimacy with the goddess Nanaya.