Etana (English spelling)

Japanese: エタナ(英語表記)Etana
Etana (English spelling)
A legendary king of ancient Babylonia. When Etana complained to the sun god Shamash about having no heir, he was advised by an eagle in the mountains to give birth to a plant. Etana went to the eagle, rode it to the sky of Anu, and then to Ishtar, but in trying to get the miraculous plant, he got too high and became dizzy and fell to the ground. Since then, he stayed with the god Gira in hell. This story appears in manuscripts dating back to around 2000 BCE, and Etana's name appears in the King List as the fourth king of the First Dynasty of Kish.

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Japanese:
古代バビロニアの伝説上の王。後継者のないことを太陽神シャマシュに訴えると山のワシから出産の草をもらうように助言されたので,ワシのところへ行き,ワシに乗ってアヌの空へ,さらにイシュタルのもとへ向ったが,奇跡の草を得ようとするあまり,高所に上りすぎたため目がくらみ墜落した。以来,彼は地獄のギラ神のもとにとどまったという。この物語は前 2000年頃の写本にみえており,またエタナの名は『王名表』のキシュ第1王朝の4代目のところにみられる。

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