TEXTO ORIGINAL TRADUO

The exaltation of Inana A exaltao de Inana

1-12 Lad! of all the di"ine #o$e%&'
%e&#lendent li(ht' %i(hteo)& $o*an
+lothed in %adian+e' ,elo"ed of An
and U%a-. /i&t%e&& of hea"en' $ith
the (%eat diade*' $ho lo"e& the
(ood headd%e&& ,e0ttin( the o1+e
of en #%ie&te&&' $ho ha& &ei2ed all
&e"en of it& di"ine #o$e%&. /! lad!'
!o) a%e the ()a%dian of the (%eat
di"ine #o$e%&. 3o) ha"e ta4en )#
the di"ine #o$e%&' !o) ha"e h)n(
the di"ine #o$e%& f%o* !o)% hand
3o) ha"e (athe%ed )# the di"ine
#o$e%&' !o) ha"e +la&#ed the di"ine
#o$e%& to !o)% ,%ea&t Li4e a d%a(on
!o) ha"e de#o&ited "eno* on the
fo%ei(n land& 5hen li4e I-4)% !o)
%oa% at the ea%th' no "e(etation +an
&tand )# to !o) A& a 6ood
de&+endin( )#on 789 tho&e fo%ei(n
land&' #o$e%f)l one of hea"en and
ea%th' !o) a%e thei% Inana
1:-1; Rainin( ,la2in( 0%e do$n
)#on the Land' endo$ed $ith di"ine
#o$e%& ,! An' lad! $ho %ide& )#on a
,ea&t' $ho&e $o%d& a%e &#o4en at
the hol! +o**and of An. The (%eat
%ite& a%e !o)%&< $ho +an fatho*
the*8 De&t%o!e% of the fo%ei(n
land&' !o) +onfe% &t%en(th on the
&to%* =elo"ed of Enlil' !o) ha"e
*ade a$e&o*e te%%o% $ei(h )#on
the Land 3o) &tand at the &e%"i+e of
An>& +o**and&
2?-:: At !o)% ,attle-+%!' *! lad!'
the fo%ei(n land& ,o$ lo$ 5hen
h)*anit! +o*e& ,efo%e !o) in a$ed
&ilen+e at the te%%if!in( %adian+e and
te*#e&t' !o) (%a&# the *o&t te%%i,le
of all the di"ine #o$e%& =e+a)&e of
!o)' the th%e&hold of tea%& i&
o#ened' and #eo#le $al4 alon( the
#ath of the ho)&e of (%eat
la*entation& In the "an of ,attle' all
1-12 Da*a de todo& o& #ode%e&
di"ino&' l)2 %e&#lande+ente' De)&a
@)&ta "e&tida de e&#lendo% A*ada
de AN e URAA Aenho%a do +B)'
#o%tado%a do (%ande diade*a'
de"ota ao "B) C)e +o,%e &)a
+a,ea' +ondi2ente +o* &e) di"ino
*a(i&tB%io de &a+e%doti&a' C)e
do*ino) todo& o& &e)& &ete #ode%e&
di"ino& /inha &enho%a' "o+D B a
()a%di do& (%ande& #ode%e&
di"ino& Eo+D %eto*o) o& #ode%e&
di"ino&' "o+D ele"o) o& #ode%e&
di"ino& de &)a *o' "o+D %e)ni) o&
#ode%e& di"ino&' "o+D t%o)xe o&
#ode%e& di"ino& #a%a @)nto de &i' e*
&e) #eito Fo*o )* d%a(o "o+D
de#o&ito) "eneno na& te%%a&
e&t%an(ei%a& Ga%e+ido +o* IAHUR
"o+D fe2 %)(i% a Te%%a e *e&*o &e*
C)alC)e% "e(etao e) #o&&o
+ontin)a% 0el a "o+D Fo*o )*
dilI"io de&+endo &o,%e 789 e&ta&
te%%a& e&t%an(ei%a&' t) B&' INANA' )*
#ode% do FB) e da Te%%a
Fo*o )*a +h)"a a%dente C)e +ai
&o,%e a Te%%a' dotada do& #ode%e&
di"ino& de AN' tI +a*inha& &o,%e a
fe%a' e t)a& #ala"%a& &o dita& ao
+o*ando di"ino de AN. O& (%ande&
%ito& &o &e)&< C)e* #ode &onda-
lo&8 De&t%)ido%a da& te%%a&
e&t%an(ei%a&' "o+D +onfe%e fo%a
&o,%e a te*#e&tade A*ada de
ENLIL' 02e&te )* te%%J"el #a"o%
#ai%a% &o,%e a Te%%a Eo+D e&tK ent%e
a& &e%"ido%a& da& o%den& de AN
2?::
i& &t%)+4 do$n ,efo%e !o) 5ith !o)%
&t%en(th' *! lad!' teeth +an +%)&h
6int 3o) +ha%(e fo%$a%d li4e a
+ha%(in( &to%* 3o) %oa% $ith the
%oa%in( &to%*' !o) +ontin)all!
th)nde% $ith I-4)% 3o) &#%ead
exha)&tion $ith the &to%*$ind&'
$hile !o)% o$n feet %e*ain ti%ele&&
5ith the la*entin( ,alaL d%)* a
la*ent i& &t%)+4 )#
:M-M1 /! lad!' the (%eat An)na
(od& 6! f%o* !o) to the %)in *o)nd&
li4e &+)ddin( ,at& The! da%e not
&tand ,efo%e !o)% te%%i,le (a2e The!
da%e not +onf%ont !o)% te%%i,le
+o)ntenan+e 5ho +an +ool !o)%
%a(in( hea%t8 3o)% *ale"olent an(e%
i& too (%eat to +ool Lad!' +an !o)%
*ood ,e &oothed8 Lad!' +an !o)%
hea%t ,e (laddened8 Elde&t da)(hte%
of A)en' !o)% %a(e +annot ,e +ooled.
M2-N; Lad! &)#%e*e o"e% the
fo%ei(n land&' $ho +an ta4e an!thin(
f%o* !o)% #%o"in+e8 OOn+e !o) ha"e
extended !o)% #%o"in+e o"e% the
hill&P O72 *&& ha"e in&tead<9 If !o)
f%o$n at the *o)ntain&P' "e(etation
the%e i& %)ined Thei% O(%eat
(ate$a!&P O71 *& ha& in&tead<9
#ala+e&P a%e &et a0%e =lood i&
#o)%ed into thei% %i"e%& ,e+a)&e of
!o)' and thei% #eo#le O*)&t d%in4
itP O72 *&& ha"e in&tead<9 +o)ld not
d%in4P The! *)&t lead thei% t%oo#&
+a#ti"e ,efo%e !o)' all to(ethe%
The! *)&t &+atte% thei% Blite
%e(i*ent& fo% !o)' all to(ethe% The!
*)&t &tand thei% a,le-,odied !o)n(
*en at !o)% &e%"i+e' all to(ethe%
Te*#e&t& ha"e 0lled the dan+in(-
#la+e& of thei% +itie& The! d%i"e
thei% !o)n( *en ,efo%e !o) a&
#%i&one%& 3o)% hol! +o**and ha&
,een &#o4en o"e% the +it! $hi+h ha&
not de+la%ed QThe fo%ei(n land& a%e
!o)%&.Q' $he%e"e% the! ha"e not
de+la%ed QIt i& !o)% o$n fathe%>&.QR
and it i& ,%o)(ht ,a+4 )nde% !o)%
feet Re&#on&i,le +a%e i& %e*o"ed
f%o* it& &hee#fold& It& $o*an no
lon(e% &#ea4& aSe+tionatel! $ith he%
h)&,andR at dead of ni(ht &he no
lon(e% ta4e& +o)n&el $ith hi*' and
&he no lon(e% %e"eal& to hi* the
#)%e tho)(ht& of he% hea%t
I*#et)o)& $ild +o$' (%eat da)(hte%
of A)en' lad! (%eate% than An' $ho
+an ta4e an!thin( f%o* !o)%
#%o"in+e8
T?-TN G%eat C)een of C)een&' i&&)e
of a hol! $o*, fo% %i(hteo)& di"ine
#o$e%&' (%eate% than !o)% o$n
*othe%' $i&e and &a(e' lad! of all
the fo%ei(n land&' life-fo%+e of the
tee*in( #eo#le< I $ill %e+ite !o)%
hol! &on(. T%)e (odde&& 0t fo% di"ine
#o$e%&' !o)% &#lendid )tte%an+e&
a%e *a(ni0+ent Dee#-hea%ted' (ood
$o*an $ith a %adiant hea%t' I $ill
en)*e%ate O!o)% di"ine #o$e%&P O72
*&& ha"e in&tead<9 (ood di"ine
#o$e%&P O71 *& ha& in&tead<9 hol!
di"ine #o$e%&P fo% !o).
TT-U: I' En-Ved)-ana the en
#%ie&te&&' ente%ed *! hol! Li#a% in
!o)% &e%"i+e I +a%%ied the %it)al
,a&4et' and intoned the &on( of @o!
=)t Of)ne%al oSe%in(& $e%eP O71 *&
ha& in&tead<9 *! %it)al *eal $a&P
,%o)(ht' a& if I had ne"e% li"ed the%e
I a##%oa+hed the li(ht' ,)t the li(ht
$a& &+o%+hin( hot to *e I
a##%oa+hed that &hade' ,)t I $a&
+o"e%ed $ith a &to%* /! hone!ed
*o)th ,e+a*e &+)* /! a,ilit! to
&oothe *ood& "ani&hed
UM-W? A)en' tell An a,o)t L)(al-Ane
and *! fate. /a! An )ndo it fo% *e.
A& &oon a& !o) tell An a,o)t it' An
$ill %elea&e *e The $o*an $ill ta4e
the de&tin! a$a! f%o* L)(al-AneR
fo%ei(n land& and 6ood lie at he%
feet The $o*an too i& exalted' and
+an *a4e +itie& t%e*,le Ate#
fo%$a%d' &o that &he $ill +ool he%
hea%t fo% *e
W1-;? I' En-Ved)-ana' $ill %e+ite a
#%a!e% to !o) To !o)' hol! Inana' I
&hall (i"e f%ee "ent to *! tea%& li4e
&$eet ,ee%. I &hall &a! to he% OQ3o)%
de+i&ion.QP O7&o*e *&& ha"e
in&tead<9 QG%eetin(&.QP Do not ,e
anxio)& a,o)t A-i*,a,,a% In
+onne+tion $ith the #)%i0+ation %ite&
of hol! An' L)(al-Ane ha& alte%ed
e"e%!thin( of hi&' and ha& &t%i##ed
An of the E-ana Xe ha& not &tood in
a$e of the (%eate&t deit! Xe ha&
t)%ned that te*#le' $ho&e
att%a+tion& $e%e inexha)&ti,le'
$ho&e ,ea)t! $a& endle&&' into a
de&t%o!ed te*#le 5hile he ente%ed
,efo%e *e a& if he $a& a #a%tne%'
%eall! he a##%oa+hed o)t of en"!
;1-1?W /! (ood di"ine $ild +o$'
d%i"e o)t the *an' +a#t)%e the *an.
In the #la+e of di"ine
en+o)%a(e*ent' $hat i& *!
&tandin( no$8 /a! An ext%adite the
land $hi+h i& a *ale"olent %e,el
a(ain&t !o)% Nanna. /a! An &*a&h
that +it!. /a! Enlil +)%&e it. /a! it&
#lainti"e +hild not ,e #la+ated ,! hi&
*othe%. Lad!' $ith the la*ent&
,e()n' *a! !o)% &hi# of la*entation
,e a,andoned in ho&tile te%%ito%!
/)&t I die ,e+a)&e of *! hol!
&on(&8 /! Nanna ha& O#aid no heed
to *eP O71 *& ha& in&tead<9 ha& not
de+ided *! +a&eP Xe ha& de&t%o!ed
*e )tte%l! in %ene(ade te%%ito%!
A-i*,a,,a% ha& +e%tainl! not
#%ono)n+ed a "e%di+t on *e 5hat i&
it to *e if he ha& #%ono)n+ed it8
5hat i& it to *e if he ha& not
#%ono)n+ed it8 Xe &tood the%e in
t%i)*#h and d%o"e *e o)t of the
te*#le Xe *ade *e 6! li4e a
&$allo$ f%o* the $indo$R I ha"e
exha)&ted *! life-&t%en(th Xe
*ade *e $al4 th%o)(h the tho%n
,)&he& of the *o)ntain& Xe
&t%i##ed *e of the %i(htf)l O+%o$nP
O71 *& ha& in&tead<9 (a%*entP of
the en #%ie&te&& Xe (a"e *e a 4nife
and da((e%' &a!in( to *e QThe&e a%e
a##%o#%iate o%na*ent& fo% !o)Q
1?;-121 /o&t #%e+io)& lad!'
,elo"ed ,! An' !o)% hol! hea%t i&
(%eatR *a! it ,e a&&)a(ed on *!
,ehalf. =elo"ed &#o)&e of U-)*(al-
ana' !o) a%e the (%eat lad! of the
ho%i2on and 2enith of the hea"en&
The An)na ha"e &),*itted to !o)
Y%o* ,i%th !o) $e%e the @)nio%
C)een< ho$ &)#%e*e !o) a%e no$
o"e% the An)na' the (%eat (od&. The
An)na 4i&& the (%o)nd $ith thei% li#&
,efo%e !o) =)t *! o$n t%ial i& not
!et +on+l)ded' altho)(h a ho&tile
"e%di+t en+lo&e& *e a& if it $e%e *!
o$n "e%di+t I did not %ea+h o)t *!
hand& to OtheP O71 *& ha& in&tead<9
*!P 6o$e%ed ,ed I did not %e"eal
the #%ono)n+e*ent& of Nin(al to
an!,od! /! lad! ,elo"ed of An'
*a! !o)% hea%t ,e +al*ed to$a%d&
*e' the ,%illiant en #%ie&te&& of
Nanna.
122-1:W It *)&t ,e 4no$n. It *)&t
,e 4no$n. Nanna ha& not !et &#o4en
o)t. Xe ha& &aid' QXe i& !o)%&.Q =e it
4no$n that !o) a%e loft! a& the
hea"en&. =e it 4no$n that !o) a%e
,%oad a& the ea%th. =e it 4no$n that
!o) de&t%o! the %e,el land&. =e it
4no$n that !o) %oa% at the fo%ei(n
land&. =e it 4no$n that !o) +%)&h
head&. =e it 4no$n that !o) de"o)%
+o%#&e& li4e a do(. =e it 4no$n that
!o)% (a2e i& te%%i,le. =e it 4no$n
that !o) lift !o)% te%%i,le (a2e. =e it
4no$n that !o) ha"e 6a&hin( e!e&.
=e it 4no$n that !o) a%e
)n&ha4ea,le and )n!ieldin(. =e it
4no$n that !o) al$a!& &tand
t%i)*#hant. That Nanna ha& not !et
&#o4en o)t' and that he ha& &aid QXe
i& !o)%&.Q ha& *ade !o) (%eate%' *!
lad!R !o) ha"e ,e+o*e the (%eate&t.
/! lad! ,elo"ed ,! An' I &hall tell of
all !o)% O%a(e&P O71 *& ha&
in&tead<9 dai&e&P. I ha"e hea#ed )#
the +oal& in the +en&e%' and
#%e#a%ed the #)%i0+ation %ite& The
E-e-da*-4)( &h%ine a$ait& !o)
/i(ht !o)% hea%t not ,e a##ea&ed
to$a%d& *e8
1:;-1M: Ain+e it $a& f)ll' too f)ll fo%
*e' (%eat exalted lad!' I ha"e
%e+ited thi& &on( fo% !o) /a! a
&in(e% %e#eat to !o) at noon that
$hi+h $a& %e+ited to !o) at dead of
ni(ht< Q=e+a)&e of !o)% +a#ti"e
&#o)&e' ,e+a)&e of !o)% +a#ti"e
+hild' !o)% %a(e i& in+%ea&ed' !o)%
hea%t )na&&)a(edQ
1MM-1NM The #o$e%f)l lad!'
%e&#e+ted in the (athe%in( of %)le%&'
ha& a++e#ted he% oSe%in(& f%o* he%
Inana>& hol! hea%t ha& ,een
a&&)a(ed The li(ht $a& &$eet fo%
he%' deli(ht extended o"e% he%' &he
$a& f)ll of fai%e&t ,ea)t! Li4e the
li(ht of the %i&in( *oon' &he ex)ded
deli(ht Nanna +a*e o)t to (a2e at
he% #%o#e%l!' and he% *othe% Nin(al
,le&&ed he% The doo% #o&t& (%eeted
he% E"e%!one>& &#ee+h to the
*i&t%e&& i& exalted G%ai&e ,e to the
de&t%o!e% of fo%ei(n land&' endo$ed
$ith di"ine #o$e%& ,! An' to *! lad!
en"elo#ed in ,ea)t!' to Inana.
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