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260 "The kingship of Agade was prostrated, its future was ex- tremely unhappy." Then "Naram-Sin had a vision," a communi- cation from his goddess Inanna. "He kept it to himself, put it not in speech, spoke with nobody about it. . . . Seven years Naram-Sin remained in wait." Did Inanna seek out Nergal during her seven-year disappearance from Agade? The text does not give the answer, but we believe that it was the only haven available to Inanna, away from Enlil's wrath. mL. The ensuing events suggest that Inanna—even more audacious than before, more ambitious than ever—must have obtained the backing of at least one other major god; and that could have been only Nergal. That Inanna would hide in Nergal's Lower African domain seems thus a most plausible assumption. Did the two, talking over the situation, reviewing past events, discussing the future, end up forging a new alliance that could rear- range the divine domains? A New Order was indeed feasible, for Inanna was shattering the Old Divine Order upon the Earth. A text whose ancient title was Queen of All the MEs acknowledges that Inanna had indeed, deliberately, decided to defy the authority of Anu and Enlil, abrogated their rules and regulations, and declared herself the Supreme Deity, a "Great Queen of Queens." Announc- ing that she "has become greater than the mother who gave birth to her. . . even greater than Anu." she followed up her declarations with deeds and seized the E-Anna ("House of Anu") in Erech, aiming to dismantle this symbol of Anu's authority: The heavenly kingship was seized by a female... She changed altogether the rules of Holy Anu, Feared not the great Anu. She seized the E-Anna from Anu— On that House she brought destruction; Inanna assaults its people, makes them captive. The coup d'etat against Anu was accompanied by a parallel at- tack on Enlil's seat and symbols of authority. This task was as- signed by Inanna to Naram-Sin; his attack on the Ekur in Nippur and the resulting downfall of Agade are detailed in The Curse of Agade text. From it we gather that after the seven-year wait Naram-Sin received further oracles and thereupon "changed his THE WARS OF GODS AND MEN that House of irresistible charm, enduring allure- Dan te Wee ee ene ee dente ate line of action." Upon receiving the new orders: