{"id":6320,"date":"2025-06-09T14:39:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T21:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stormtiger.com\/collie\/bestiary\/?p=6320"},"modified":"2025-06-09T14:39:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T21:39:16","slug":"useful-ishtarfest-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stormtiger.com\/collie\/bestiary\/2025\/06\/useful-ishtarfest-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful IshtarFest Stuff!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In tidying up my online presentation folder for IshtarFest, I found a handful of references I forgot to add into the Bibliography from yesterday<\/a>; they\u2019re now all included, and sorry!<\/p>\n

Also, there were a few more random bits of information I\u2019d gathered, but which didn\u2019t fit into the presentation. Since they\u2019re all interesting and\/or informative, I thought I\u2019d share them as well, because\u2026 why not?<\/p>\n

As an example, I wrote the paragraph on Eve to include in the presentation, but then realized I was getting distracted from Inanna, the actual point<\/em> of the presentation, by this new subject… so it was (albeit regretfully) cropped. The graphic is my first attempt at requesting a ‘happy Eve’ from ChatGPT. I ended up using a different one, since this one turned out a bit overly cartoon-cute!\u00a0 :)<\/p>\n

The rest of this posting is from my page of notes for answers to possible questions people might ask. I did this because I feel my presentation delivery is much more polished and intelligible (and has far fewer ‘ummm’s)\u00a0 if I’ve already thought through and written down what I want to say. Also, my \u2018notes to self\u2019 within the following (e.g.: pronunciation notes, translations & definitions, etc.) tend to be in brackets and italicized. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Eve:<\/h2>\n

Also, when God is expelling the Serpent, Eve, and Adam from Eden, it is a little-known fact that Eve is the only one of the three who is not<\/em> associated with a curse. The Serpent is told, \u201ccursed are you above all cattle, and above all wild animals,\u201d and because of Adam, \u201ccursed is the ground because of you.\u201d Only Eve remains uncursed, being told, \u201cin pain you shall bring forth children.\u201d According to the mythologies of the time, painless childbirth was the mark of a deity\u2026 so effectively Eve is being told she and her offspring will be mortal rather than goddesses. Interestingly, this would point to Adam, not Eve, as the source of so-called \u201coriginal sin\u201d and the following expulsion from Eden \u2014 but I doubt we\u2019ll be seeing any upcoming religious re-visioning of who\u2019s theoretically to blame!<\/p>\n

Possible questions people may ask:<\/h1>\n

What did Enheduanna write?<\/h2>\n

There are 42 Temple Hymns (found on 37 tablets) attributed to her, each addressed to a city and its tutelary (\u2018being or serving as a guardian or protector<\/em>\u2019) deity. She also wrote three long additional poems to Inanna, her personal goddess.<\/p>\n

What are the me<\/em>\u00a0(pronounced ‘may’<\/em>)?<\/h2>\n

Short version: \u201cCosmic powers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Long version: “The great Assyriologist Samuel Noah Kramer explained the me<\/em> as the \u2018fundamental, unalterable, comprehensive assortment of powers and duties, norms and standards, rules and regulations, relating to civilized life.\u2019”<\/p>\n

The \u201cAmbiguity\/Symbols of Inanna\u201d slide references:<\/h2>\n