Never underestimate the ancients . . . . Note line 51 in this hymn to Ištar . . . [soas.ac.uk]
Scholars estimate that the composition of the hymn to Ištar by Ammi-ditāna took place around 1700 BCE, which makes it over 3,700 years old, making it one of the oldest known written compositions in the world . . . . 49 By her command she has made bow down
50 At his feet the four corners of the earth,
51 And all the orb of the earth
52 She has bound to his yoke.
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