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Inanna and the God of Wisdom
Chapter - 5
| 1 | Isimud spoke to Inanna: "My queen, your father has sent me to you. |
| 2 | Your father's words are words of state. |
| 3 | They must not be disobeyed." |
| 4 | Inanna answered: "What has my father said? What has Enki added? |
| 5 | What are his words of state that may not be disobeyed?" |
| 6 | Isimud spoke: "My king has said: Let Inanna proceed to Uruk; |
| 7 | Bring the Boat of Heaven with the holy me back to Eridu." |
| 8 | Inanna cried: "My father has changed his word to me! |
| 9 | He has violated his pledge-broken his promise! |
| 10 | Deceitfully my father spoke to me! |
| 11 | Deceitfully he cried: 'In the name of my power! In the name of my holy shrine!' Deceitfully he has sent you to me!" |
| 12 | Scarcely had Inanna spoken these words When the wild-haired enkum-creatures seized the Boat of Heaven. |
| 13 | Inanna called to her servant Ninshuber saying: |
| 14 | Come, Ninshuber, once you were Queen of the East; 15 Now you are the faithful servant of the holy shrine of Uruk. 16 Water has not touched your hand. 17 Water has not touched your foot. 18 My sukkal who gives me wise advice, 19 My warrior who fights by my side, 20 Save the Boat of Heaven with the holy me! |
| 15 | Ninshuber sliced the air with her hand. |
| 16 | She unttered and earth-shattering cry. |
| 17 | The enkum-creatures were sent hurtling back to Eridu. |
| 18 | Then Enki called to his servent Isimud a second time, saying: "My sukkal, Isimud-" |
| 19 | My king, Enki, I stand to serve you. |
| 20 | Where is my Boat of Heaven now? |
| 21 | It is two quays away from Eridu. |
| 22 | Go! Take the fifty eru-giants, Let them carry off the Boat of Heaven. |
| 23 | The fifty flying uru-giants seized the Boat of Heaven But Ninshubur rescued the boat for Inanna. |
| 24 | Enki called to his servent Isimud a third time, saying: "My sukkal, Isimud-" |
| 25 | My king, Enki, I stand to serve you. |
| 26 | Where is the Boat of Heaven now? |
| 27 | It has just arrived at Dulma. |
| 28 | Quickly! Take fifty lahama-monsters, Let them carry off the Boat of Heaven. |
| 29 | The fifty lahama-sea monsters seized the Boat of Heaven, But Ninshuber rescued the boat for Inanna. |
| 30 | A fourth time Enki sent the sound-peircing kugalgal. |
| 31 | A fifth time Enki sent the enunun. |
| 32 | But each time Ninshubur rescued the boat for Inanna. |
| 33 | Enki called to his servent Isimud a sixth time, saying: "My sukkal, Isimud-" |
| 34 | My king, Enki, I stand to serve. |
| 35 | Where is the Boat of Heaven now? |
| 36 | It is about to enter Uruk. |
| 37 | Quickly! Take the watchmen of the Iturungal Canal, Let them carry off the Boat of Heaven. |
| 38 | Isimud and the watchmen of the Iturungal Canal seized the Boat of Heaven, But Ninshubur rescued the boat for Inanna. |
