When Neti delivers the news to Ereshkigal that Inanna is at the gates, the Queen of the Dead responds in a way which seems strange: “She slapped her thigh and bit her lip. She took the matter into her heart and dwelt on it” (Wolkstein and Kramer, 56). The Sumerian poem, The Descent of Inanna (c. 1900-1600 BCE) refers to Giglamesh and Dumuzi, called […]![]()
