He carved on a stone stela all of his toils,
and built the wall of Uruk-Haven,
the wall of the sacred Eanna Temple, the holy sanctuary. ~ Epic of Gilgamesh

E-anna (Sumerian: 𒂍𒀭𒈾 É-AN.NA, house of heavens) was an ancient Sumerian temple in Uruk and it was considered the residence of Inanna and Anu.

Quotes

• In E-ana the linen-clad priests prepare an altar for him.
  Water is placed there for the lord; they address him.
  Bread is placed there; they address him.
  • A hymn (shir-namshub) to Inana (Inana G), at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.

• He carved on a stone stela all of his toils,
  and built the wall of Uruk-Haven,
  the wall of the sacred Eanna Temple, the holy sanctuary.
  • Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet I.

• E-ana came forth from heaven.
  • Inanna and An, Old Babylonian period, at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.

• My brother, I want to tell you something -- pay attention to my speech. [...] Utu, my twin, I want to tell you something -- pay attention to my speech. [...] My spouse, has made love to me, has kissed me. I wanted [the E-ana] for him. [...] But majestic An would not give him E-ana. The heavens are ours, the earth is ours: E-ana should be captured from An.
  • Inanna, in Inanna and An, Old Babylonian period, at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.

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