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Uruk and The Temple of Eanna and Anu 4,000 BCE
- In ancient Mesopotamian mythology, the Bull of Heaven is a mythical beast fought by the hero Gilgamesh. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_of_Heaven
- Anu briefly appears in the Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh, in which his daughter Ishtar (the Akkadian counterpart of Inanna) persuades him to give her the Bull of Heaven so that she may send it to attack Gilgamesh. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anu
- In the Sumerian religion, Marduk is the “bull of Utu“. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_bull
Wait… Does this mean Marduk was a “Gift” to Ishtar/Inanna?