The Hierodule Quotes

“She tore off one garment and clothed him with it. With a second garment she clothed herself.”

“I behold thee Enkidu; like a god thou art. Why with the animals wanderest thou on the plain?”

“The advice of the woman fell upon his heart.”

“Oh Enkidu, arise, I will conduct thee unto Eanna dwelling place of Anu, where Gilgamish [oppresses] the souls of men.”

“Eat bread, oh Enkidu! It is the conformity of life, of the conditions and the fate of the land.”

“He heard her speak and accepted her words with favor.”