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Copy of the Akkadian version of Ishtar's Descent into Hell, from the " Library of Ashurbanipal ' in Nineveh, 7th century BC, British Museum, UK.. The Descent of Inanna into the Underworld (or, in its Akkadian version, Descent of Ishtar into the Underworld) or Angalta ("From the Great Sky") is a Sumerian myth that narrates the descent of the goddess Inanna (Ishtar in Akkadian) into the ...
Inanna [a] is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility. She is also associated with sensuality, procreation, divine law, and political power.Originally worshipped in Sumer, she was known by the Akkadian Empire, Babylonians, and Assyrians as Ishtar [b] (and occasionally the logogram 𒌋𒁯).
Nâqimum - Six year names are known. Notable ones were "Year the Edublamah was built" (this is the name of a temple of the god Sin in Ur) and "Year Naqimum built the gate (of the temple) of Inanna in Akusum", showing there was a cult center for Inanna in that city. [18] Ahi-maras - Only his accession year name is known.
In myths, Ninshubur is portrayed as a companion of Inanna and helps her during various exploits. In Inanna's Descent to the Netherworld, she is responsible for securing Inanna's return by pleading with Enlil, Nanna and Enki. After being resurrected, Inanna protects her from the galla demons sent to find someone to replace her in the land of the ...
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 𒈹) is not historically a ligature of the two.
In Sumerian religion, Gugalanna (𒄞𒃲 𒀭 𒈾 [GU 4.GAL.AN.NA] or 𒀭𒄘𒃲 𒀭 𒈾 [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 ...
The intro is maybe, maybe, a little long on summarizing the underworld story, and a little short on describing Inanna's role in Sumerian society. Origins Maybe use an image from this Uruk Vase. The origins section mostly describes the two earliest representations.
He is also tasked with telling Inanna to remove various articles of clothing while she enters through the seven gates of the underworld. [16] In the text Death of Ur-Namma , Bitu is absent, but seven anonymous doorkeepers are mentioned among the underworld deities, possibly as a reflection of the motif of seven gates mentioned in Inanna's Descent .