"Through the reed thickets and the tall-growing reeds. She gazed in admiration at E-ana which had come forth from heaven. Šul-a-zida, An's herdsman, grasped the cosmic tethering rope in his hands. [...] He overcame the . [...] Having drunk cleansing water from the Ulaya river, Inana stamped on the scorpion and cut off its tail. Like a lion it bellowed in an angry roar but its cries died down."
January 1, 1970
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