_BABYLON REVISITED_

~ISHTAR Woman of women, goddess without equal

Who guides the destinies of men,

Noble Queen of the world, sovern of the sky,

Lady ruler of the host of heaven... A shoe that pinches the foot of it's owner,

Which love did you love for long?...

Tammuz, the lover of your youth,

You caused to be mourned year after year...

You loved Ishullanu, your father's gardner...

Your eyes raised at him, you said:

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