Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Blocked threshold preventing access to a goddess

blocked_threshold_preventing_access_to_a_goddess

A motif of the Threshold Guardian family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


mesopotamian

  • An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic PENNSYLVANIA TABLET. / TRANSLITERATION. / TRANSLATION. / COMMENTARY ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TABLET.; lines 3216-3326 confidence: high

    Gish proceeds stealthily at night to the goddess Ishhara, who lies on a couch in the family house.

    Enkidu blocks Gish in the street and at the gate of the family house where Ishhara lies, preventing entry.

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