BENJAMIN CARON - Director
Team Deakins
The Exaltation of Inana
The poem opens with a litany of all the cruel, horrifying ways of their rule. The idea behind the ritual lamentation is that the gods might sometimes impose devastation on humanity just to show how powerful they are. "Singing about the terrifying power of the gods is a way to honor the gods"
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