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Chapter 1 |
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Praise to Ishtar |
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2200 BCE |
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She is clothed with pleasure and sex.
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She is laden with vitality, charm, and voluptuousness.
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In lips she is sweet; life is in her mouth.
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At her appearance rejoicing becomes full.
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She is glorious; veils are thrown over her head.
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Her figure is beautiful; her eyes are brilliant.
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The goddess - with her there is counsel.
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The fate of everything she holds in her hand.
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At her glance there is created joy,power, magnificence, the protecting deity and guardian spirit.
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She dwells in, she pays heed to compassion and friendliness.
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Besides, agreeableness she truly possesses.
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Be it slave, unattached girl, or mother, she preserves (her).
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One calls on her; among women one names her name.
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Who - to her greatness who can be equal?
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Strong, exalted, splendid are her decrees.
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Ishtar - to her greatness who can be equal?
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Strong, exalted, splendid are her decrees.
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She is sought after among the gods; extraordinary is her station.
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Respected is her word; it is supreme over them.
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Ishtar among the gods, extraordinary is her station.
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Respected is her word; it is supreme over them.
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