History · 15 · Jeremiah and Baruch

The Lament of Inanna

In this Mesopotamian lament, the goddess recalls enemies entering her inner sanctum and using her sacred objects for profane purposes.

Its authors are easy to identify.

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Its focus on purity points to the Inanna cult, possibly temple singers, as its composers.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 241

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