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somethingdarker ([personal profile] somethingdarker) wrote2010-05-01 07:07 pm

Potential Titles: Enheduana/Enheduanna

Enheduana's poems are currently the oldest we have with an author's name attached. She was the daughter of Sargon of Akkad, the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire. She was a high priestess of some sort (at 4300 years distance, we really know nothing much). For more, see her Wikipedia article. Just bear in mind that a lot of the sources we have come from centuries later and/or have been through at least one layer of translation before being translated to English. There's a lot of guesswork stated as certainty. The volume I read has a lot of articles about the world of Enheduana, more pages of articles than of poems. All of the poems have lacunae.

Queen of all power - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Downpour of daylight - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Woman wrapped in frightful light - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Seized the seven powers of the gods - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Pour poison upon the enemy - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Grain bends before your roar - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Raging rainfall of fire - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

A queen astride a lion - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Who give the storm its strength - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Teaching the land how to fear - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Fleeing sandstorms, terror, and splendor - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

March past the threshold of tears - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Go to the great house of grief - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Can make teeth crush stone - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

All its armies march before you - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

All its troops disband before you - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

My soothing words are turned to dust - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

My honey-mouth is full of froth - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Let my tears stream free - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Sail your boat of sorrow to another shore - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

The thorns of foreign lands - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Your rule extends from zenith to horizon - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Press their lips to the dust beneath you - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

My queen cloaked in charm - Enheduana "The Exaltation of Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Outstanding in all lands - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Who reaps the powers of heaven and earth - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Crawl beneath her mighty words - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

She who seals their verdicts - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Shrouds the mountains and silences the roads - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Tremble like lonely reeds - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Splits the blazing, furious storms - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

The whirlwind billows around her - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Sitting on leashed lions - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Her venom strikes like the storm - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

The food and drink of death - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Their shouts weigh on wasteland and meadow - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Breaks down walls of stone - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Let no bird escape her snare - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Riding on seven great lions - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Lands of lapis and red carnelian - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

To split the earth and make it firm - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Reverse peaks and plains - Enheduana "The Hymn to Inana" transl. by Sophus Helle

Drink water from the sacred canals - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 1. E-Abzu, the Temple of Ea in Eridu" transl. by Sophus Helle

Fixed the sacred crown inside your sacred court - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 1. E-Abzu, the Temple of Ea in Eridu" transl. by Sophus Helle

City where the great crown lies - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 1. E-Abzu, the Temple of Ea in Eridu" transl. by Sophus Helle

Where thornbushes sprout - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 1. E-Abzu, the Temple of Ea in Eridu" transl. by Sophus Helle

Wrapped in a great, frightful light - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 4. E-Melemhush, the Temple of Nuska in Nippur" transl. by Sophus Helle

Founded to house the ancient powers - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 4. E-Melemhush, the Temple of Nuska in Nippur" transl. by Sophus Helle

Coil gloom around wicked hearts - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 4. E-Melemhush, the Temple of Nuska in Nippur" transl. by Sophus Helle

You stand on a land of wrath - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 7. E-Kesh, the Temple of Ninhursanga in Kesh" transl. by Sophus Helle

The lady who imposes silence - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 7. E-Kesh, the Temple of Ninhursanga in Kesh" transl. by Sophus Helle

Bull standing in the canebrake - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 8. E-Kishnugal, the Temple of Nanna in Ur" transl. by Sophus Helle

Your feast is a song - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 8. E-Kishnugal, the Temple of Nanna in Ur" transl. by Sophus Helle

Your court is a mighty serpent - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 8. E-Kishnugal, the Temple of Nanna in Ur" transl. by Sophus Helle

A marshland of snakes - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 8. E-Kishnugal, the Temple of Nanna in Ur" transl. by Sophus Helle

Reaches down to the fifty Deep Seas - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 8. E-Kishnugal, the Temple of Nanna in Ur" transl. by Sophus Helle

Has made your dominion great - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 9. E-Hursang, the Temple of Shulgi in Ur" transl. by Sophus Helle

Whose cows graze on licorice - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 11. Gabura, the Temple of Ningublaga in Kiabrig" transl. by Sophus Helle

This sorcerer gathers clouds - Enheduana "The Temple Hymns: 11. Gabura, the Temple of Ningublaga in Kiabrig" transl. by Sophus Helle

Sweet as the sound of a calf - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 14. E-Gida, the Temple of Ninazu in Enegir" transl. by Sophus Helle

A shackle of the mighty underworld - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 15. E-Gishbanda, the Temple of Ningishzida in Gishbanda" transl. by Sophus Helle

Brought down from heaven's heart - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 16. E-Ana, the Temple of Inana in Uruk" transl. by Sophus Helle

The seven flames that are raised high - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 16. E-Ana, the Temple of Inana in Uruk" transl. by Sophus Helle

Gazing on the seven desires - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 16. E-Ana, the Temple of Inana in Uruk" transl. by Sophus Helle

Your lady is the holy horizon - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 16. E-Ana, the Temple of Inana in Uruk" transl. by Sophus Helle

A crown of glittering desire - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 16. E-Ana, the Temple of Inana in Uruk" transl. by Sophus Helle

The basilisk of the Steadfast Chapel - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 16. E-Ana, the Temple of Inana in Uruk" transl. by Sophus Helle

Your vault gives shelter - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 17. E-Mush, the Temple of Dumuzi in Badtibira" transl. by Sophus Helle

A lion prowling through the wild - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 17. E-Mush, the Temple of Dumuzi in Badtibira" transl. by Sophus Helle

An angry lion smashing skulls - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 20. E-Ninnu, the Temple of Ningirsu in Lagash" transl. by Sophus Helle

From which powers and verdicts spring - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 21. E-Tarsirsir. the Temple of Baba in Girsu" transl. by Sophus Helle

For you all things endure - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 23. E-Abshagala, the Temple of Ninmarki in Guaba" transl. by Sophus Helle

Overseeing the sacred sea - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 23. E-Abshagala, the Temple of Ninmarki in Guaba" transl. by Sophus Helle

Giving rain to grain and flax - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 27. E-Ugalgala, the Temple of Ishkur in Karkara" transl. by Sophus Helle

And the seven northern winds - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 27. E-Ugalgala, the Temple of Ishkur in Karkara" transl. by Sophus Helle

Your heart is strewn with frightful light - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 29. E-Mah, the Temple of Ninhursanga and Asghi in Adab" transl. by Sophus Helle

Sacred sanctuary and sturdy shrine - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 29. E-Mah, the Temple of Ninhursanga and Asghi in Adab" transl. by Sophus Helle

The holy woman wreathed in agates - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 30. E-Galmah, the Temple of Ninisina in Isin" transl. by Sophus Helle

The seven ecstasies resound for her - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 30. E-Galmah, the Temple of Ninisina in Isin" transl. by Sophus Helle

Stand wide upon the earth - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 32. E-Igikalama, the Temple of Lugal-Marada in Marada" transl. by Sophus Helle

A basilisk and a great serpent intertwined - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 33. E-Dimgalkalama, the Temple of Ishtaran in Der" transl. by Sophus Helle

Mighty words and clever counsel - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 33. E-Dimgalkalama, the Temple of Ishtaran in Der" transl. by Sophus Helle

Skilled in the great powers of dominion - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 33. E-Dimgalkalama, the Temple of Ishtaran in Der" transl. by Sophus Helle

Hallowed house of great powers - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 34. E-Sikil, the Temple of Ninazu in Eshnunna" transl. by Sophus Helle

Raise your head among the noble powers - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 35. E-Duba, the Temple of Zababa in Kish" transl. by Sophus Helle

Your scepter reaches heaven - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 37. E-Ablua, the Temple of Nanna in Urum" transl. by Sophus Helle

The midwife of heaven and earth - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 39. E-Hursang, the Temple of Ninhursanga" transl. by Sophus Helle

Opens the door of battle - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 40. E-Ulmash, the Temple of Inana in Akkad" transl. by Sophus Helle

Measures the heavens and outlines the earth - Enheduana "Temple Hymns: 42. E-Zagin, the Temple of Nisaba in Eresh" transl. by Sophus Helle


Poems Associated with Enheduana:
Grinds grain for you in her holy basket - "First Hymn" transl. by Sophus Helle (per translator's note, this claims, internally, to be Enheduana speaking but references things not built until well after her probably dates)

Your miller does not rest in her sanctuary - "First Hymn" transl. by Sophus Helle (per translator's note, this claims, internally, to be Enheduana speaking but references things not built until well after her probably dates)

Bring your prayer to the Deep Sea - "Second Hymn" transl. by Sophus Helle (per translator's note, this is addressed to Enheduana)


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