ABSTRACT
The Sumerians invented writing around 3500 BCE. Buried among the Sumerians’ clay tablets is inscribed history’s first known love poems—a poem dedicated to King Shu-Sin by one of his chosen brides. She said, “Bridegroom, let me caress you/My precious caress is more savory than honey” (Arsu, 2006). Passion and desire evidently possess a very long lineage.
