BOOK LIGHTS:
‘He put his hand in her hand.
He put his hand to her heart.
Sweet is the sleep of hand-to-hand.
Sweeter still the sleep of heart-to-heart.’
From the Sumerian songs of Goddess Inanna
as translated in
Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth:
Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer
By Diane Wolkstein and Samuel Noah Kramer
This description of Inanna with her consort, Dumuzi, shows the tenderness of an open-hearted connection – ‘sweeter still.’ I like the image of these powerful figures sleeping with hands held and hearts connected.
Mystic Messages 
BOOK LIGHTS: From the Sumerian songs of Goddess Inanna
January 21, 2010 — RosemaryBOOK LIGHTS:
He put his hand to her heart.
Sweet is the sleep of hand-to-hand.
Sweeter still the sleep of heart-to-heart.’
Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth:
By Diane Wolkstein and Samuel Noah Kramer