The Hierodule Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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