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Description edit
A fresh retelling of the ancient texts about Ishtar, the world's first goddess. Illustrated with visual artifacts of the period. "A great masterpiece of universal literature."--Mircea Eliade
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
First Sentence edit
In the first days, in the very first days,
Table of Contents edit
Inanna's Family Tree
Map of Sumer
Preface, by Samuel Noah Kramer
Introduction, by Diana Wolkstein
Inanna's Stories and Hymns
The Huluppu-Tree
Inanna and the God of Wisdom
The Courtship of Inanna and Dumuzi
The Descent of Inanna
From the Great Above to the Great Below
The Dream of Dumuzi
The Return
Seven Hymns to Inanna
1. The Holy Priestess of Heaven
2. Loud Thundering Storm
3. The Holy One
4. The Lady of the Evening
5. The Lady of the Morning
6. The Lady Who Ascends into the Heaven
7. The Joy of Sumer: The Sacred Marriage Rite
Authors & Contributors edit
- Diane Wolkstein (Author)
- Samuel Noah Kramer (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper and Row
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 006014713X
Page Count: 227 pages
Publisher: Harper and Row
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 006014713X
Page Count: 227 pages
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 299.92
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