Curse of Agade

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The Curse of Agade is an ancient Sumerian story written around 2100 BCE. The story is about the city Agade (capital of the Akkadian Empire) and how it was made wonderful by the goddess Inana, but the city became so prosperous that Inana was annoyed by it and left, then the other gods left as well causing it to falter. The king, Naram-Sin, dreamed that the high god Enlil was preventing any other gods from entering the city, and thus keeping it weak, so the king used divination to try and get a sign from Enlil to explain what he did to deserve abandonment. The god Enlil doesn't answer, and the king goes into a 7-year depression. Eventually, the king sends soldiers to destroy the city temple of Enlil. This angers Enlil so much that he sends a race of monstrous men to attack Agade, and all the other gods, angered by the king's impiety, curse the city as well ruining it forever.

Reviews

  • The story doesn't give a clear motive for why all the gods left Agade or why Enlil prevented any further gods from entering it.
  • The Gutians sound pretty cool. An unbridled people, with human intelligence, but canine instincts, and the features of a monkey.
  • It's funny to see a reference to inflation, "in those days, a unit of oil cost only a shekel!"
  • The curses really run the gammut here. "May your columns fall to the ground like tall young men drunk on wine!" is a good curse, "May visitors not enjoy their rest," is pretty lame.

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