The narrative describes Ebiḫ both as a personified deity and as a topographical feature. Inanna, presented in her warlike aspects, wants to confront him because he failed to show respect to her, but the sky god An tries to dissuade her, arguing that the mountain is both too formidable and too verdant to be opposed. The response angers her, and she leaves to fight before An finishes speaking. While the description of the battle includes phrases used to describe killing a person (Inanna grasps Ebiḫ's neck and stabs his heart with a dagger), it also contains references to natural features covering the mountain, such as forests, and his body is said to consist of rocks functioning as flesh. The text ends with a brief doxology, which praises Inanna for destroying Ebiḫ.
