Enheduanna's Deity In My Nanna By Lugal-Ane

Enheduanna hit rock bottom and decides to use the hierarchy of the gods to promote her own agenda because she does not care about Inanna or the gods in general. When power, prestige, and lifestyle are stripped away from her, Enheduanna responds shockingly: “My Nanna has not decided my case. He has destroyed me utterly in renegade territory. Asimbabbar has certainly not pronounced a verdict on me. What is it to me if he has pronounced it? What is it to me if he has not pronounced it?” Her response to being overthrown by Lugal-Ane is passing blame and responsibility to her deity, Nanna; Enheduanna says, “My Nanna has not decided my case. He has destroyed me utterly in renegade territory.” The first part of this quote, “My Nanna has not decided my case”, shows a personal connection between Enheduanna and her deity, yet a complete rejection of anything her deity thinks about her and her life. …show more content…
She uses the world “utterly” which implies that her predicament is not only Nanna’s fault, but that it was also intentional and personal. However, the interesting part about the section of being “utterly destroyed” is that Enheduanna is, as far as she has revealed, in perfect physical health which points to the conclusion that her being “utterly destroyed” is in fact her status or position not herself physically. The second part of her response is as follows, “Asimbabbar has certainly not pronounced a verdict on me. What is it to me if he