Ishtar

Quotes

• “Come, Enmerkar! I shall offer you advice: let my counsel be heeded. I shall speak words to you; let them be heard.”
• “Rise like the sun over my holy breast! You are the jewel of my throat! Praise be to you, Enmerkar, the son of Utu!”
• “Father, let me have the Bull of HeavenTo kill Gilgamesh and his city.For if you do not grant me the Bull of Heaven,I will pull down the Gates of Hell itself,Crush the doorposts and flatten the door,And I will let the dead leaveAnd let the dead roam the earthAnd they shall eat the living.The dead will overwhelm all the living!”
• “My brother, I want to tell you something -- pay attention to my speech. [...] Utu, my twin, I want to tell you something -- pay attention to my speech. [...] My spouse, has made love to me, has kissed me. I wanted [the E-ana] for him. [...] But majestic An would not give him E-ana. The heavens are ours, the earth is ours: E-ana should be captured from An.”
• “I go as one who brings forth water;I go as one who brings forth water.”
• “When I go into the hub of the battle, I go as one who brings forth its brightest light.When I go into the van of the battle, I go as one who brings forth its brightest light.”

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