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An ancient Sumerian depiction of the marriage of Inanna and Dumuzid [125] Inanna's twin brother was Utu (known as Shamash in Akkadian), the god of the sun and justice. [126] [127] [128] In Sumerian texts, Inanna and Utu are depicted as extremely close; [129] some modern authors even perceive their relationship as bordering on incestuous.
Inanna (also known as Ishtar in Akkadian) is a prominent deity in the Mesopotamian pantheon, identified as the "Lady of Heaven" in Sumerian texts. Inanna is the daughter of Sîn (Nanna in Sumerian), the moon god, and his wife Nikkal. Her siblings include the sun god Shamash (Utu in Sumerian) and Ereshkigal, her older sister. [15]
In Mesopotamian mythology, Ereshkigal (Sumerian: ππ©ππ π² [D EREŠ.KI.GAL]), lit. "Queen of the Great Earth") [1] [2] [a] was the goddess of Kur, the land of the dead or underworld in Sumerian mythology. In later myths, she was said to rule Irkalla alongside her husband Nergal.
Original Sumerian tablet of the Courtship of Inanna and Dumuzid. The poem "Inanna Prefers the Farmer" (ETCSL 4.0.8.3.3) begins with a rather playful conversation between Inanna and her brother Utu, who incrementally reveals to her that it is time for her to marry. [30] [31] Dumuzid comes to court her, along with a farmer named Enkimdu. [30]
Ninmeurur (Sumerian: "lady who collects all the me") also appears next to Ninigizibara and yet another minor goddess from Inanna's entourage, NinαΈ«inuna, in the Isin god list. [31] In a single late copy of Uru-Ama'irabi an Akkadian gloss refers to Ninigizibara as a male deity; later on in the same manuscript identifies him as Inanna's husband ...
In Sumerian religion, Gugalanna (ππ² π πΎ [GU 4.GAL.AN.NA] or πππ² π πΎ [D GU 2.GAL.AN.NA]) is the first husband of Ereshkigal, the queen of the underworld. [1] His name probably originally meant "canal inspector of An" [1] and he may be merely an alternative name for Ennugi. [1] The son of Ereshkigal and Gugalanna is ...
In fact, Inanna's name is commonly derived from Nin-anna which literally means "Queen of Heaven" in ancient Sumerian (It comes from the words NIN meaning "lady" and AN meaning "sky"), [10] although the cuneiform sign for her name (Borger 2003 nr. 153, U+12239 πΉ) is not historically a ligature of the two.
God lists consistently associated Nanaya with Inanna and her circle, starting with the so-called Weidner god list from the Ur III period. [49] In the standard arrangement she is placed third in her entourage, after Dumuzi, Inanna's husband, and Ninshubur, her sukkal. [50]