"So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place, 22 the LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man." (Inanna, seated on her throne in her giant ziggurat home in Uruk). who immediately told him to go to Uruk and see Gilgamesh the king. from the moment Shamhat and Enkidu caught sight of each other, more and yet so fully human they were: a woman and a man , Lover and Beloved bonded in Freedom for as long as they wanted this bond to be. There you will be tested in your ability to protect man’s domestic animals from being killed by wild one. embracing the beauty of Life for the first time. The hills, the wild beasts have no appeal to me anymore. fearing the wrath of their ruler: ‘Gilgamesh, noisy Gilgamesh! She showed her self to Him, vibrant and free, and later, as the Morning and Evening Star (Venus). (Ninhursag with her early failed attempts to fashion “modern man”), In it, the Great Goddess Ninhursag, also called Aruru, the Earth Mother and Mistress of All Creation. Gilgamesh would know what to do, he would ensure the problem would be seen to. fruit of my own Choices and Deeds, now and forever in all worlds I dare to fare’. ‘Inanna, Lady of my Heart, Companion of my Soul, ‘ she prayed silently, ‘I hope I have succeeded in this great test by being spiritual, practical and joyfully sexual. the sun god. I serve the one who makes the heavens tremble and the earth quake. He prays that Shamash will visit him in a dream and After a time he raised his head to ask Shamhat: ‘What is in you that makes me forget time and yet feels so much alive? Dressed in coarse leather, he ate vegetation with the gazelles. she taught him how to drink from sources other than springs and lakes. People were lazy, greedy, and sinful. the earth is shaking amidst the noise of thunder and lightning, and They sleep together for six days and seven nights.. After sleeping with the prostitute and losing his animal qualities, Enkidu goes to Uruk and fights Gilgamesh Over 15 Million Storyboards Created Shamhat and the hunter traveled together until they stood quite still at the sight of the lake. which was the service of the body to the Divine Inspirational Masculine and Feminine. ‘Daughter, by now I thought you had already learnt never to ask the striking obvious! Enkidu had mentioned nightmares. Gilgamesh wakes up frightened and asks Enkidu if he called Her heart was at once glad and bleeding, yet she knew she had succeeded in her Test. ‘different and yet so similar to a desire until now I did not know I had within my heart. Once there, the young priestess-in-training ordered the hunter to come back home where he belonged. I’ll ask for a Maiden of the Eanna, the Holy Temple of Inanna (residence in Uruk). This was so because Inanna was the Goddess of Love, and in Her desire and sexual response. Most couples can make accommodations and learn to sleep together. There was no encouragement to promiscuity. In the heat of the battle, Gilgamesh offers up a desperate No words can describe the gifts you brought to ensoul my life. Gilgamesh and Enkidu take their of clashing swords, daggers, and axes surrounds them, and Gilgamesh Disconcerted, but not totally displeased, he realized he had deeper feelings within. A movement, light as a summer breeze told Shamhat Enkidu was nearby. It had been lurking in the background since they had left the woods. Perhaps he had suffered from a nightmare that had been as bad as the ones that were plaguing her. All priestesses and priests of Inanna the goddess were honor-bound to this code. I rejoice at being vibrant, alive and in Union with all there is!’. This marks his transition from an animal to a man who now guards against the int… ‘No one dares to challenge me without being reduced to dust afterwards! reciprocating as Inanna, the Great Goddess of Love and Battle dictated. axes and chop down some trees. I lend you graces, Enkidu, Star Fallen from Heaven and Soul-Counterpart to Gilgamesh. ‘Now that we’ve been together, Enkidu, I truly believe you and Gilgamesh need each other. Then he tells Enkidu what he dreamed: They were walking through They could inherit property and dispose of it according to what they saw fit. Don’t you know the answer already?’ replied the Wise One. the right balance of prodding and criticism to those who came to her for help. Life in Mesopotamia was hard and short, an average (non-mixed earthling) thirty years of age. She did not know, but trusted Inanna‘s designs. body and soul since her training had started at the Eanna. It was there that Wise Ninanna granted audiences for matters of most relevance to the temple. So many things they learnt with each other, they taught each other. I’ve witnessed his birth in a dream, when holy Ninhursag, the Mistress of all creation. Shamhat did not say a word, just smiled and stood on the ground, holding her small breasts in cup. The amount of work was sometimes overwhelming. against the wind and, huddling together for warmth, lie down to Insolent! He needed to discover a new world not through her, but by his own choices and deeds. And more: because Enkidu also truly deserved to eat food fit for the gods. That same night, by her campfire under the highest tree, (giant alien god of Ur, Nanna / Nannar with his Moon Crescent Symbol – used today by Islam). All who loved the goddess knew She was the Mistress of the Deepest Emotions that define the Dance of Love. ‘ My Lady, I stand here to serve you,’ she replied in the temple standard form. She told him of the stars and the memory of the land, of poetry and age-old legends. ‘Who am I to you, my King?’ Enkidu dared to ask. Alongside Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the world’s oldest epic, predating Homer by many centuries. Enkidu, the Divine Animal turned into a Man and Gilgamesh the King, (Shamhat, Inanna, Gilgamesh with no royal crown of animal horns, & Enkidu, square-off for a fight). Wherever Enkidu found entrapped beasts, he set them free. I’ll send a message to the High Priestess to send the wild one such a gifted maiden to satisfy my request. But before I surrender to designs I feel she has for me, once again I’ll converse with my fellow wild ones, and relish in their company.’. A Child of Pleasure who will embrace him, and teach the art of woman so that a man he will finally be. He prays to Shamash, Who dares to face the king’s wrath?’ shouted Gilgamesh. For example, he could come to bed and watch Netflix on a tablet with earphones and you could use ear plugs and an eye mask. The same way other people do: you sleep in separate beds in separate rooms and come together to be intimate. For six days and seven nights. ‘If it is so, then take me to Uruk, where lives Gilgamesh of perfect strength,’ agreed Enkidu. An Without fear or prejudice, Shamhat opened up to the watchful Stranger lurking in the dark. that Gilgamesh and Enkidu are experiencing the effects of the aura So I bid you to come with me to Uruk, and see come into being this Great Truth.’. Would he accept her? Ninanna’s eyes were laughing, but the voice had her well-known (and sometimes feared) tone of quiet command: ‘ Leave this old woman, pack light, fulfill this Quest and come to us right back.’. Time is of the essence in Most notable is that Enkidu then takes up watch to protect the shepherds from the animals of the natural world of which he was once a member. ‘ Yes, one you are truly one with Gilgamesh now,’ replied Shamhat. ‘ You answered well, my daughter,’ said the High Priestess. a revelation from Inanna her self at the very end of her Challenge. Thus, in the Heights Above, the Great Gods heard the lament of the people. (semi-divine king & Inanna, the Goddess of Love & War). ascended to the throne of Uruk, that a Maiden stood sided by her parents before the gates of the Eanna, (Sky God Anu hovering above in his his sky-disc). companions continue their journey through the forest. tough of body and hair waved like corn filaments, I give birth to you, Innocent of Humankind and Wise in the Ways of Wilderness!’. As the Shepherd of the Land and the people, (Gilgamesh, giant son to Ninsun, 5th king of Uruk, long-lived mixed-breed). considering the beauty he had in front of his very eyes. Because sometimes one needs to give up that which is most precious to ensure growth and regeneration. The population had exploded and was destroying natural resources. Without Inanna‘s Kiss, as the Sign was known. Shamhat took to her feet and stretched her hand to Enkidu: ‘Yes! All young men he has defeated, all young girls he has taken as his own. Enkidu will sure be the answer to our prayers for the taming of our king. sleep. Shamhat was anxious, perhaps as anxious as she herself had been. As one with the True Chosen of Inanna of 10,000 Names since the beginning of times. The gods create Enkidu so as to provide Gilgamesh ... the temple prostitute Shamhat is sent to seduce Enkidu. ‘ I won’t say I am not a bit afraid,’ she said honestly. the young men crowded over him, the maidens whispered about him, children tried to kiss his feet. Like Gilgamesh, whom you’ll love like yourself. Shamhat was the girl’s name, and she had come to the temple to train as priestess of Inanna. She had brought him to the king, the king had accepted him. When I look at you, Enkidu, You seem to be like a god. that if he is spared, he will be Gilgamesh’s servant. Now we can answer the question: The innocent victims of Gilgamesh are turned by a mirror effect in a depraved prostitutes, hence the harlot Shamhat as a response to the girls Gilgamesh was assaulting. He deserved a life in the palace, new friends, he deserved it all. with a hint of bittersweetness she could not yet define. The harlot, Shamhat uses her feminine art to seduce Enkidu, “for six days and seven nights Enkidu stayed aroused” (Kovacs 5). but only if he transcends his wilderness without and within. Shamhat was now fifteen years old and wished fervently she would be ready soon to hear the Call of the Goddess. But in the end, Gilgamesh brought Enkidu to the earth with a punch on the heart. She let the moonlight cover her body as she bathed for the Wild One. It suddenly became so clear to her the deeply moved and serious stance. him. ‘. He then looked down at the defeated Enkidu, who was trying to stand up. Chapter Text “I love you also means I love you more than anyone loves you, or has loved you, or will love you, and also, I love you in a way that no one loves you, or has loved you, or will love you, and also, I love you in a way that I love no one else, and never have loved anyone else, and never will love anyone else.” ‘Are you ready to follow the Goddess’ bidding, wherever it may take you, whatever the outcome may be?’. despite the storm she felt was about to break out inside. and for a time provide for the deepest emotional needs of someone. The hunter does as he is told and returns home with the harlot named Shamhat. leaving no virgin to her beloved, sparing not the daughter of a warrior, nor the wife of a noble man. Hakuno kissed him again, her hands moving down his chest. I believe you, Shamhat, are this gifted maiden to satisfy the king’s request. carrying out this attack. Shamhat was eight years old and ready to make her vows to the High Priestess and to Inanna. Shamhat did not quite notice Gilgamesh‘s assent or small bow in her direction. For a brief moment she felt an even deeper sadness: would Enkidu always be able to see them as what he had been to each other. You, First Daughter of the Moon, I worship. Gilgamesh heard the hunter’s news and desperate request for any sort of help. never was a victory so sweet yet so hard to conquer! Then he tells Enkidu about his newest dream. What sort of priestess Shamhat would become depended on how she fared in her Test. Why are the gods presenting me with such a dreadful fate? Beforehand I need to ask you a most important Question though.’. someone offered him water. So come to the great palace of Uruk, live with me: a place will be reserved from now on only to you at my left hand. She wanted to meet Enkidu by herself, totally alone, no interference’s were required to do the goddess’ bidding. When the seventh dawn came, Enkidu, holding Shamhat asleep in his arms, Day by day, step by step Shamhat made her way into the pattern of life as a temple acolyte and royal princess. As Enkidu is at its core a reflect of Gilgamesh, Enkidu/Shamhat scene is the mirror of Gilgamesh/girls scene. Arrogant Gilgamesh! Without Shamhat’s assistance, Enkidu would have remained a wild being living amongst the beasts of the forest. Both men circled around each other, as if they were two fighting lions, two fearless bulls ready to fight to the very end. and he is the perfect match for you, my king, as you must have seen. Then they hear Humbaba, the guardian Shamhat uses sex and flattery to convince Enkidu to come back with her to Uruk to become For six days and seven nights, as the planets and the stars traveled the skies, Enkidu and Shamhat shared all flesh’s delights. and bring him to meet the king of Uruk, what a mighty challenge this was. legs slightly apart, eyes locked, assessing each other’s strength: (Enkidu with alien divine royal crown of animal horns). of the forest, roaring. This is the pattern that in a Dream was shown to me, but what is to come is still to unfold. ‘We’ve been together for six days and seven nights, But there is much, much more: I bid you to come to, ‘ A friend, very much like myself, strong and alone? The Wild One, Enkidu, the Divine Animal, was being Tamed, the Beast Within and Without Turned into a Man. Now you are as a god! is the Wild One first seen in the woods of the land by the hunter, to be taught the arts of woman and civilization before coming to, greatest of all monarchs, spare the life of. in the ritual stance of the goddess as the Holy Grail, the Ever Flowing Cup of Love, Boundless Delights and Life Force. The king’s reply came from the bottom of his heart. Enkidu‘s surprise and delight were evident. At midnight, Gilgamesh wakes up again, filled with The story tells of Gilgamesh’s adventures with the wild man Enkidu, and of his arduous journey to the ends of the earth in quest of the Babylonian Noah and the secret of immortality. dream favorably. Before the Vision faded, the High Priestess for a very brief second saw Shamhat and the Wild One together. This passage demonstrates Enkidu's initial innocence in the ways of humans, but ends with his transformation. When the gazelles and other wild animals see him, they flee. So, what do you say? from the moment Shamhat and Enkidu caught sight of each other, more and yet so fully human they were: a woman and a man , Lover and Beloved bonded in Freedom for as long as they wanted this bond to be. Out in the woods, oblivious of humankind, Enkidu was one with the wilderness. Yet she freely gave herself to me, satisfying all my fantasies . grammar, the craft of the scribe, sacred poetry, dancing, singing, astrology, dream divination, mathematics, accounts and the religious observances which included deep knowledge. to be revealed in a life of service to the Her and to the people who loved the goddess. Passion and Play not for my gain, but for the wholeness of others and the glory of Inanna, the Greatest of all Goddesses. To the Great Goddess Inanna, there was no separation between sexuality and spirituality. Shamhat‘s heart started beating quicker. Gilgamesh considers being compassionate, but Enkidu is pitiless. were experienced as a regenerative power, recognized as a gift from the Divine. Not before this will he be capable of healing our King. Shamhat took a long breath, closed her eyes and looked within her very Self, from the Center were all truths are found. But I, the Keeper of the secrets of the heart, mind, body and soul. as they shared the pleasures of body, mind , heart and spirit. Whether you've loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. she called Shamhat immediately to her private chamber. For although she had initiated Enkidu to civilization. He was a sight to behold, laying on the ground like a newborn, at the feet of Ninhursag. They had been the best of friends and passionate lovers. She bowed graciously to the High Priestess. Then, with great chivalry as befitted to the king he was, Now she understood why she had been sent to, Passion and Play not for my gain, but for the wholeness of others and the glory of, With deep emotion she understood the ethics embedded in this: she would serve, why she had sung so sad and yet with such tenderness in the Dream that had announced her encounter with, ‘Lady of Passion, Love and Many Dares, now I understand the full extent of your Mystery,’ she said silently to, now that he had being befriended by the king of, Somehow he intuitively understood much had changed now that they were finally in, Welcome to mesopotamiangods.com, Where History & Modern Man Began, Gilgamesh and Huwawa Version A: translation. Clothing they shared, one piece for him, another for her. Gilgamesh and Enkidu construct a shelter its outcome would grant her or him the much sought-after ordination rite. The date chosen for her presentation to the temple had been carefully charted in the stars. In this very night, Shamhat also dreamt she was singing to the moonlight, (Ninsun, her giant semi-divine grandson-king Shulgi, Inanna, spouse to Shulgi, & Inanna‘s father Nannar, patron god of Ur). Enkidu knew neither of people nor country. the Goddess touch in her forehead resonating in her mind, body, heart and soul, branding her whole Self forever. He says that the bull is not their enemy Humbaba, but Shamash, for a special fate all infants of the Sacred Rite should have, but certainly not the easiest one perhaps. Hark, There is an echo through all the country Like a mother mourning. Thrice blessed were all children conceived in this holy night. ‘ My king, before I go with you, I should lend my graces to the priestess who brought me to you.’. the place forbidden to mortals. never before had I been challenged by someone who could equal my strength and daring. A thing of wonder was his tenderness and lovemaking skill. In the Starlight Vision, the High Priestess saw a fully grown man come into being. They were, nevertheless, prohibited from opening and owning a tavern. of learned priestesses queens and scribes that were her ancestresses. Shamhat was at once delighted and alarmed by the High Priestess words, by the king’s request. and meet the challenge issued by Her, whatever it might be. canals and busy streets to long corridors and staircases that led to the classrooms from lesson to lesson: (scribes, schools, etc. clad in a garb of natural leathers trimmed with furs. The young priestess-in-training chuckled and rushed to obey her orders. of every newly ordained high priestess she had never before quite understood. but she held on to temple’s discipline that had been drilled in her mind. So by my Initiate Vows, by my Oath, I’ll go to the woods and do the Goddess’, bidding to transform the Wild One into a fuller human being!’, (Inanna & Ninhursag, symbols of giant alien gods from Nibiru, flying disc symbol of planet Nibiru, 8-pointed-star of Inanna & Venus, Moon Crescent symbol of Nannar, 7-dots / planets symbol for Enlil & Earth, Enlil the Earth Colony Commander, 1 dot missing in pic). A priestess and priest should have a mind as good for numbers as for the holiest incantations. The noise The harlot’s sexuality introduced him to a different way of living that benefited both the citizens of Uruk and Gilgamesh, furthering his advancement in the epic journey. ‘Long was my journey until this very day, and now that the moment has come I can truly say to you. they swam the longest rivers and climbed the highest mountains of the land. the one who kept the closest resemblance he knew to his Mother Goddess seen once as he came into being. Gilgamesh will be unable to defeat him. Shamhat knew she had captured his interest, touched a need Enkidu had finally begun to acknowledge he had. ‘. as befitted to a Maiden of the royal house of Uruk. Decided to do some writing, so I used the prompts from table #8 here and sat down and wrote all my prompts in a few hours @_@a Needless to say my brain is quite liquidated, and I'm quite sure these suck. interprets the dream and says it is nothing to fear. From the start, she had never wanted Enkidu for herself, as any jealous or possessive lover would. Enkidu wanted to say something else, but words did not come out of his mouth. Then he took the young priestess’ hand and kissed it, not with the gallantry of a friend and lover, but with the humility and reverence of a mortal man faithful to the goddess. Whatever this sign would be, Shamhat prayed fervently to be worthy of receiving. ‘This is the message. 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