The Sumerian Poem "The Exaltation of Inanana" speaks of "aurochs," a breed of now-extinct wild cattle.
- Type
- Book
- Source
- Sophus Helle Non-LDS
- Hearsay
- TranslationAncient
- Reference
“The Exaltation of Inana,” in Sophus Helle, The Complete Poems of Enheduana: The World’s First Author (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2023), 11
- Scribe/Publisher
- Yale University Press
- People
- Sophus Helle
- Audience
- Reading Public
PDF- Transcription
You charge like an
aurochs, O Great
daughter of Nanna!
Queen, outstanding
in heaven, who can
rob you of your rule?
- BHR Staff Commentary
The aurochs (ur-ox) is a breed of now extinct wild cattle, larger and fiercer than domesticated cows. (Ibid., 196n14)
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