Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
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"Inanna's Descent to the Underworld" is an ancient Sumerian mythological poem recounting the goddess Inanna's perilous journey to the realm of the dead, her death and resurrection, and the resulting changes to cosmic and social order.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inanna's Descent to the Underworld Context triple: [Inanna, appearsIn, Inanna's Descent to the Underworld]
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Inanna and the Huluppu Tree
"Inanna and the Huluppu Tree" is a Sumerian mythological tale that recounts the goddess Inanna’s relationship with a sacred tree inhabited by supernatural beings and its eventual transformation into objects of power.
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Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
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C.
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem, among the earliest surviving works of literature, that recounts the heroic adventures and existential quests of King Gilgamesh of Uruk.
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The Rape of Proserpina
The Rape of Proserpina is a renowned Baroque marble sculpture depicting the dramatic abduction of Proserpina by Pluto, celebrated for its intense emotion and astonishingly lifelike rendering of flesh and movement.
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E.
Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh is a legendary Sumerian king of Uruk famed as the heroic protagonist of the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known works of literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inanna's Descent to the Underworld Target entity description: "Inanna's Descent to the Underworld" is an ancient Sumerian mythological poem recounting the goddess Inanna's perilous journey to the realm of the dead, her death and resurrection, and the resulting changes to cosmic and social order.
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A.
Inanna and the Huluppu Tree
"Inanna and the Huluppu Tree" is a Sumerian mythological tale that recounts the goddess Inanna’s relationship with a sacred tree inhabited by supernatural beings and its eventual transformation into objects of power.
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B.
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
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C.
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem, among the earliest surviving works of literature, that recounts the heroic adventures and existential quests of King Gilgamesh of Uruk.
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D.
The Rape of Proserpina
The Rape of Proserpina is a renowned Baroque marble sculpture depicting the dramatic abduction of Proserpina by Pluto, celebrated for its intense emotion and astonishingly lifelike rendering of flesh and movement.
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E.
Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh is a legendary Sumerian king of Uruk famed as the heroic protagonist of the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known works of literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian mythological poem
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myth ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dumuzi
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Enki ⓘ Ereshkigal ⓘ Inanna ⓘ Ninshubur ⓘ |
| culture |
Sumer
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surface form:
Sumerian
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| featuresDeity |
Dumuzi
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Enki ⓘ Ereshkigal ⓘ Inanna ⓘ Ninshubur ⓘ |
| functionInCult | explains aspects of seasonal and fertility cycles ⓘ |
| genre |
mythological narrative
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religious myth ⓘ |
| influenced |
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Akkadian myth of Ishtar's Descent to the Underworld
later Mesopotamian descent myths ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian language ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Inanna ⓘ |
| motif |
descent of a deity to the land of the dead
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seven gates of the underworld ⓘ stripping of divine regalia ⓘ substitution in the underworld ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
Dumuzi is chosen as a substitute to take Inanna's place in the underworld
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Enki creates rescuers to revive Inanna ⓘ Inanna is judged and killed in the underworld ⓘ Inanna is revived and allowed to leave the underworld with a substitute ⓘ Inanna passes through seven gates and removes an item of clothing or regalia at each gate ⓘ Inanna's corpse is hung on a hook ⓘ Ninshubur seeks help from the gods when Inanna does not return ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Inanna descends to the underworld to confront her sister Ereshkigal and is stripped of her powers at seven gates ⓘ |
| preservedOn | cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| relatedDeity |
Inanna
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surface form:
Ishtar
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| relatedWork |
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ishtar's Descent to the Underworld
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| religion | ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| scholarlyField | Assyriology ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
| setting |
Underworld
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realm of Ereshkigal ⓘ |
| studiedIn | comparative mythology ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic order
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death and resurrection ⓘ descent to the underworld ⓘ gender and authority ⓘ power and kingship ⓘ sacrifice and substitution ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early second millennium BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Inanna's Descent to the Underworld Description of subject: "Inanna's Descent to the Underworld" is an ancient Sumerian mythological poem recounting the goddess Inanna's perilous journey to the realm of the dead, her death and resurrection, and the resulting changes to cosmic and social order.
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Tammuz
this entity surface form:
Sumerian myth "Inanna’s Descent to the Underworld"
this entity surface form:
The Descent of Inanna
this entity surface form:
Inanna’s Descent to the Netherworld
this entity surface form:
Inanna’s Descent to the Netherworld
this entity surface form:
Inanna's Descent to the Netherworld
this entity surface form:
Inanna's Descent to the Netherworld
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
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influenced
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Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Akkadian myth of Ishtar's Descent to the Underworld
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
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relatedWork
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Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
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this entity surface form:
Ishtar's Descent to the Underworld
this entity surface form:
The Descent of Ninlil
this entity surface form:
The Descent of Inanna
this entity surface form:
Descent of Inanna