Going to the bride’s house (1)

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Dumuzi-Inanna Song Z, Segment B 4-6:
There he is, standing at our mother’s gate, while I am rushing around in excitement. There he is standing at Ningal’s gate, while I am rushing around in excitement. Oh that someone would tell my mother! May our neighbour come to sprinkle water on the floor! Oh that someone would tell my mother Ningal! May our neighbour come to sprinkle water on the floor: the fragrance of her dwelling is pleasant, and her words are delightful.

Song of Songs 3:4:
Scarcely had I left them, when I found my soul’s beloved. I seized him - now I won’t let him go till I have brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of her who conceived me.

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Dumuzi-Inanna Song Z, Segment B 4-6
Song of Songs 3:4

Bibliography

Amar Annus

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