Shamhat was a sacred temple prostitute or harimtu. [2] . She is used by the Hunter to use her attractiveness to tempt Enkidu from the wild, and his 'wildness', civilizing him through continued sacred love-making. Brought to a water source where Enkidu had been spotted, she exposes herself to Enkidu.

2015年5月31日 · For Mesopotamia, we have clear and explicit evidence of the profitable profession of the prostitute, the harimtu. Her place of work is usually the tavern. Inanna and Ishtar both act as patroness of the tavern and its inhabitants. The profession of …

This paper argues that there were no words for prostitute in ancient cuneiform texts. Terms for certain social and clerical classes of women were mistranslated as prostitutes. The karkid or harimtu was not a prostitute but a woman without patriarchal

2015年4月9日 · The earliest references on clay tablet texts connect harimtu with taverns. There is a sentence that reads, “When I sit in the entrance of the tavern, I, Ishtar, am a loving harimtu.” These and other references have led to the association of Ishtar with taverns and with both ritual and commercial prostitution.”

For Mesopotamia, we have clear and explicit evidence of the profitable profession of the prostitute, the harimtu. Her place of work is usually the tavern. Inanna and Ishtar both act as patroness of the tavern and its inhabitants. The profession of prostitution is designated harimūtu.

（harimtu samhat）是古巴比伦 ⑶原文意为“圣化的娼妇”（harimtu samhat），是古巴 比伦神庙中从事卖淫的女巫，其收入归神庙所有。

著名的《 吉尔伽美什叙事诗 》标准版（阿卡德语）中Shamhat，是一位harimtu，这没错。但没把这个词的用法意思全都理清楚的前提下，套“神女支”的帽子是否合理，仍请掂量一番。

It is unfortunate that we have no sure representations in sculpture of the married woman, harimtu, or qadigtu.

2017年9月29日 · The following lines suggest that Enkidu was humanized as a result of having sex with Shamhat: he turned his gaze to his herd. the beasts of the field shied away from his presence. ... but now he had reason, and wide understanding. If, then, having sex was what made him realize he was a human, why did it have to be a prostitute to do this labor?

《吉尔伽美什》是古巴比伦文学的最高成就，也是目前已知的世界文学中的第一部史诗。 全诗长3000余行，刻在十二块泥板上。 《吉尔伽美什》虽然是世界上最早最古. 的英雄叙事诗，但这并不意味着它一定是最美的诗；毋宁说，在现代诗歌欣赏者的眼里，它还显得十分浅陋。 然而从世界名诗的角度来看，它却处于当仁不让的地位：不了. 解它，就称不上对世界名诗有真正的了解，正如要了解中国诗歌就须了解《诗经》一样。 他将睿智[ ]将一切[ ]。 洪水未至，他先带来了讯息 …