>>5445774>>5445779>sunless room, dwelling in darkness etcThis reminded me of Gilgamesh and Sumerian underworld mythology again. A while ago I flicked through an rpg rulebook called Xas Irkalla (do not read this, it is too grimdark and miserable even for me and the rules are not that original). But something I did learn from that rpg lorebook was this scary Sumerian translation.
It is from the Descent of Ishtar, which is essentially the katabatic protomyth of Persephone and Demeter, maybe also Orpheus and Eurydice, every dungeon delve that descends into the Underdark etc.
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To the dark house, the abode of Irkalla,
To the house which those who enter cannot leave
To the road from which there is no way back
To the house in which those who enter yearn for light,
Where soil is their sustenance, clay their food.
Light they do not see, they dwell in darkness
Clad like birds with garments of feathers.
Over the door and bolt, dust has spread.
