false 868597 1 <div>Long before the Bible, the Koran, and Greek and Roman mythology, the people of Sumer recorded stories of their gods and kings on cuneiform tablets. The world&#8217;s oldest epic poem, the 4,000-year-old Epic of Gilgamesh, tells of a hero who was part god, part man. But a recent discovery uncovered another, equally intriguing hero &#8212; Gilgamesh&#8217;s powerful sister, the goddess Inanna. Inanna embodies the quest for growth. Her stories describe her growth from childish inexperience and youthful exuberance into maturity as she gains the power to create, to destroy, and to name. She is a goddess of spirit and wisdom who outwits and defies the powerful, falls in love with the shepherd Dumuzi, and, like Gilgamesh, dares to seek immortality. The people of Sumer associated her with the planet Venus &#8212; radiant, strong, mysterious. Using Sumerian scholarship as a guide, Kim Echlin offers a sensitive and knowledgeable translation of the Inanna stories. Accompanied by the exquisite illustrations of Linda Wolfsgruber, these tales will interest both students of history and myth and anyone who appreciates art and poetry.</div> 853983 19 8 2003 Inanna: From the Myths of Ancient Sumer total:6|5:1|4:4|2:1| 6 23 10 2 4 0 false false Sat Jun 21 22:08:10 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 22:14:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Feb 18 07:12:27 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 07:14:05 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 02:24:20 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 02:24:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 26 18:49:52 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 18:49:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 28 15:32:55 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 15:32:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 14 11:20:34 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 00:29:07 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Mar 24 12:20:04 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 12:20:04 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Mar 21 17:41:19 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 17:41:19 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 11:43:39 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 11:43:39 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Jan 06 23:17:16 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 23:17:45 -0800 2008