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The name Gugalanna may also be interpreted as the "Bull of Heaven." Furthermore, Inanna requests entry into the Underworld on the pretext of sharing the mourning of Gugalanna with her sister. [24] It appears that Ereshkigal's negative response to Inanna's arrival is related to what she may perceive as a pretext on the part of her sister.
Ereshkigal is described as being Inanna's older sister. When Neti , the gatekeeper of the underworld, informs Ereshkigal that Inanna is at the gates and demanding to be let in, Ereshkigal responds by ordering Neti to bolt the seven gates of the underworld and to open each separately, but only after Inanna has removed one article of clothing.
Inanna's most famous myth is the story of her descent into and return from the ancient Mesopotamian underworld, ruled by her older sister Ereshkigal. After she reaches Ereshkigal's throne room, the seven judges of the underworld deem her guilty and strike her dead. Three days later, Ninshubur pleads with all the gods to bring Inanna back.
The oldest writing of Geshtinanna's name was Amageshtin or Amageshtinanna, as attested in documents from Lagash from the Early Dynastic period. [1] There is no agreement over whether Amageshtin was a shortened form of Amageshtinanna or if the suffix-anna was added to a pre-existing name, but Manfred Krebernik argues the latter is more likely, as Amageshtin is attested as an ordinary personal ...
In the myth of Inanna's Descent, [35] Inanna, in order to console her grieving sister Ereshkigal, who is mourning the death of her husband Gugalana (gu 'bull', gal 'big', ana 'sky/heaven'), slain by Gilgamesh and Enkidu, sets out to visit her sister. Inanna tells her servant Ninshubur ('Lady Evening', a reference to Inanna's role as the evening ...
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Inanna, displeased, decrees that the demons shall take him, using language which echoes the speech Ereshkigal gave while condemning her. [48] The demons then drag Dumuzid down to the Underworld. [48] The Sumerian poem The Dream of Dumuzid (ETCSL 1.4.3) begins with Dumuzid telling Geshtinanna about a frightening dream he has experienced.
The Dance was done at the Langley Banqueting Wedding Suite in Watford at the wedding reception of our sister and brother in law. The dancers age range is from 15 years to 46 years old.