The Inanna-verse.

(Inanna and Ninshubar enter a book store named Book Haven.   Ninshubar marvels at the stacks of books around her while Inanna pores over her iPad Pro). NINSHUBAR:   Books, glorious books!   Row upon row!   Column next to column!   A body could LOSE herself in such literary wealth for centuries! INANNA:   Mmm. Nice.   (Ninshubar deftly removes a thick volume from the shelves). NINSHUBAR:   Take for example this volume by Petronius Arbiter!   The restored work of The Satyricon!   This is a treasure.   What a find! INANNA:   Treasure, yeah. NINSHUBAR:   Or this tome by Dante Alighieri, the Divine Comedy!   The poet's ascent from the Inferno to-- are you paying attention, Nonny? INANNA:   Sort of. NINSHUBAR:   Inanna, unglue that nose of yours from that digital doo-dad and look at something tangible.   Trace your fingers along this fine grain paper.   These are the unabridged verses of Hesiod.   A...

The Sumerian goddesses Inanna, Ninshubur and Ereshkigal enter the dining hall.   On the table is an impressive spread:   Stuffed roast turkey, sliced ham, lamb chops, sweet potatoes, large bowls of snap peas, apples, peaches, figs, and other delicacies… Inanna skips up to the table and jumps into her seat.   She rubs her hands together eagerly. INANNA Oh, boy!   Oh, wow, Oh, golly,  Oh, joy, Oh bliss!   I’m gonna eat  so much,  I’ll vomit!   ERESHKIGAL Just a second, sis! NINSHUBUR Don’t you think you’re overlooking  something? INANNA What?   Oh, yes! Inanna ties a napkin around her neck and picks up a steak knife and fork. INANNA All right!   Let’s eat like hogs  after a truffle hunt! NINSHUBUR Now, now, now... INANNA What, what, what? ERESHKIGAL It is time to sing what  the modern folk call caroling. INANNA Do we know a Carol?   I don’t  remember  us inviting a Carol. NINSHUBUR A carol is a song,...

Episode Two of John Joyce Baker's  Inanna Trilogy. As Inanna and Ninshubur mourn the fallen heroes of 2016, Ereshkigal takes matters into her own hands. Cast: Kittie N. Studd - Inanna Tym Moss - Ninshubur David E. Johnston - Ereshkigal Crew: Director and Camera:  Arnold Rodriguez Screenplay and Editor:  John Joyce Baker Costumes and Makeup:  Susan Matysse Location:  382 Central Park West, New York, NY   - JJB