Inanna Prefers the Farmer
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Date: 1900 B.C.E.
The Sumerian text The Courtship of Inanna and Dumuzi tells of the goddess Inanna, queen of heaven and patron of love, fertility, and power, as she must decide between two suitors. The Sun God Utu, her brother, urges her to choose Dumuzi, a shepherd favored by the gods, over the diligent farmer who works the soil. The story unfolds as a contest between pastoral and agricultural life, culminating in a divine marriage that unites heaven and earth, love and harvest, goddess and king.
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