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Alchemy of Sex
Royal Marriage:
Coniunctio -- the Union of Opposites
In order to ensure Sumer's fertility and prosperity, the marriage of Inanna and Dumuzi was reenacted each new Year in a sacred marriage rite involving the reigning king and a priestess-devotee of Inanna. The poem that appears here was written possibly by Kubatum. In this part of the ceremony, Inanna has been won over by the king's eager entreaties and invities him (with an erotic enthusiasm that permeates the Inanna-Dumuzi literature) to consummate their union.
Bridegroom, beloved of my heart,
Your pleasure is my pleasure, honey sweet;
Lion, beloved of my heart,
Your pleasure is my pleasure, honey sweet.
You have won my soul, I stand now trembling before you,
Bridegrrom, carry me now to the bed.
You have won my soul, I stand now trembling before you,
Lion, carry me now to the bed.
Bridegroom, let me give you my caresses,
My sweet one, wash me with honey --
In the bed that is filled with honey,
Let us enjoy our love,
Lion, let me give you my caresses,
My sweet one, wash me with honey.
Your spirit -- do I not know how to please it?
Bridegroom, sleep in our house till dawn.
Your heart -- do I not know how to warm it?
Lion, sleep in our house till dawn.
Because you love me,
Lion, give me your caresses--
My husband and guardian, my spirit magician,
My Shu-Sin who gladdens the Wind-God's heart --
Give me your caresses because you love me.
The place sweet as honey, put in your sweetness--
Like flour into the measure, squeeze in your sweetness--
Like pounding dry flour into the cup to be measured,
Pound in, pound in your sweetness--
These words I sing for Inanna.
-- Middle Finger
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