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A Balbale to Nanše (ETCSL 4.14.2)
Anonymous Sumerian
Experience the ancient Sumerian vision of the sea as a royal domain governed by the goddess Nanše. This text reveals how humanity imagined divine control over the ocean and the bureaucratic rituals of its masters.