Proud Queen of the Earth Gods,
Supreme Among the Heaven Gods,
Loud Thundering Storm,
You pour Your rain over all the lands and
all the people,
You make the heavens tremble and the earth
quake.
Great Priestess, who can soothe your
troubled heart?
You flash like lightning over the
highlands;
You throw Your firebrands across the earth.
Your deafening command, whistling like the
South Wind, splits apart great mountains.
You trample the disobedient like a wild
bull; heaven and earth tremble.
Holy Priestess, who can soothe your
troubled heart?
Your frightful cry descending from the
heavens devours its victims,
Your quivering hand causes the midday heat
to hover over the sea.
Your nighttime stalking of the heavens
chills the land with its dark breeze.
Holy Inanna, the riverbanks overflow with
the flood-waves of your heart . . .
On the seventh day when the crescent moon
reaches its fullness,
You bathe and sprinkle Your face with holy
water.
You cover Your body with the long woolen
garments of queenship.
You fasten combat and battle to your side;
You tie them into a girdle and let them
rest.
In Eridu You received the me from the God
of Wisdom,
Father Enki presented the me to you at his
holy shrine in Eridu.
He placed queenship and godship in Your
hands.
You mount the steps to Your high throne.
In all majesty You sit there
With Your beloved husband, Dumuzi, at Your
side.
The gods of the land, wishing to hear their
fate, come before You,
The gods of heaven and earth kneel before
You.
The living creatures and the people of
Sumer come before You.
The people of Sumer who parade before You
Are caught in Your gaze,
And held in Your holy yoke.
sumerian hymn quoted from from Wolkstein
and Kramer's Inanna Queen of Heaven.
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