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Oh my heart
You are troubled, our mistress, oh your heart
Oh my body
You are troubled, our mistress, oh your body
I am
pregnant??
Yes but you cannot give birth, for this is the land of the dead
How is it possible that I am pregnant?
I haven't slept with any man.
But you claimed the life of Inanna, and her spirit has entered into your womb.
Who are you? I tell you from my heart to your heart
from my body to your body
if you are gods, I will talk with you
if you are mortals, may a destiny be decreed for you.
Do you swear by heaven and earth?
Yes I swear
by heaven and earth
I swear
And what can I offer you?
You who have eased my pain
I shall give you a riverful of water
Enough to quench the thirst of a hundred men
We do not have need of water.
And so I will give you a great field of grain
Enough to feed a thousand men
We do not have need of grain.
And what do you desire? If it lies within my power
I will give you whatever you desire.
Give us this corpse
It is the body of your queen
Whether it is the body of our king or that of our queen
give it to us
No one has ever left the underworld.
Do you think you can leave so easily?
If Inanna is to ascend from the underworld
she must find someone to replace her.
My gatekeeper will go with you
and will bring back another soul
to take her place