a-gnosis:Inktober 09: Inanna and Dumuzi.For as long as you live, as long as you live, you shall take
a-gnosis:Inktober 09: Inanna and Dumuzi.For as long as you live, as long as you live, you shall take an oath for me, brother of the countryside, for as long as you live you shall take an oath for me. You shall take an oath for me that you will not touch another. My one who wears the niĝlam garment, my beloved, man of my heart! I shall impose an oath on you, my brother of the beautiful eyes. My brother, I shall impose an oath on you, my brother of the beautiful eyes.You are to place your right hand on my genitals while your left hand rests on my head, bringing your mouth close to my mouth, and taking my lips in your mouth: thus you shall take an oath for me. This is the oath of women, my brother of the beautiful eyes.From a Sumerian poem/song about the wedding of Inanna and Dumuzi, taken from here. -- source link
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