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She is not mentioned in any of the inscriptions of this period till we come to the days of Nebuchadnezzar I., who invokes her as the bride of Eshara, i.e., of the earth. We also meet with her name in that of several individuals, Balatsu-Gula and Arad-Gula, and we have seen that she is also known as Damu and Mamu, or Meme.
Porson, in his witty Panegyrical Epistle on Hawkins v. Henry IV, act iv. sc. 5. 'Tibullus addressed Cynthia in this manner: "Te spectem, suprema, mihi cum venerit hora, Te teneam moriens deficiente mamu. Lib. i. El. Before my closing eyes dear Cynthia stand, Held weakly by my fainting, trembling hand." Johnson's Works, iv. 35. He was in Parliament, but he had never spoken.
In India, no woman is ever independent, but in accordance with the law of Mamu, she stands under the control of her father, her husband, her brother or her son.
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