This is Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love and war. She was married to both Enmerkar and Aratta, but she preferred Enmerkar (who, according to the poem, invented the written letter).
January 26, 2010
Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta
I recently read this epic poem for my art history class. I loved Lord Aratta "wading around in words as in donkey feed."
This is Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love and war. She was married to both Enmerkar and Aratta, but she preferred Enmerkar (who, according to the poem, invented the written letter).
This is Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love and war. She was married to both Enmerkar and Aratta, but she preferred Enmerkar (who, according to the poem, invented the written letter).
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