Great Fierce Storm (Inana A)

Great fierce storm of heaven, dazzling in radiance,
Inana, fierce and radiant in battle!
Where Enlil has decreed it,
you stir the muscles of the sleeping lion,
your fury stirs the grass in all corners of the land,
your rage thunders like mighty Iškur.
May all of your proud and mighty heroes,
ever bow low to the ground before you.
May the great and mighty kings and queens,
restore for you the great shrine at Keš,
ever bowing low to the ground before you.

Lady of heaven, you turn from the abzu,
for mighty An has decreed your greatness.
Like An, you are blessed with myriad divine powers,
and like Enlil, the honours of the heavens are given to you.
You decree your majestic verdicts in the assembly of the gods,
and like a heavenly light in their assembly,
you guide the righteous and cut down the wicked,
you guide the righteous to the palace for Utu.
You restore your people through your word,
and grant authority to the kings of the Earth,
through your ferocity and your might,
given to you through Enlil.
Inana be praised!

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