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Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Inanna's_Descent_to_the_Underworld
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
Sumerian myth
ancient Mesopotamian literary text
gptkbp:associatedWith
fertility rituals
seasonal cycles
gptkbp:category
mythology
Sumerian literature
gptkbp:containsElement
seven gates
judgment by Anunnaki
removal of garments
rescue by Enki
gptkbp:date
circa 1900 BCE
gptkbp:featuresCharacter
gptkb:Ninshubur
gptkb:Ereshkigal
gptkb:Dumuzi
gptkb:Neti
gptkbp:genre
mythology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
gptkbp:influenced
Greek myth of Persephone
later Mesopotamian myths
gptkbp:language
Sumerian
gptkbp:mainCharacter
gptkb:Inanna
gptkbp:mainDeity
gptkb:Ishtar
gptkbp:motif
descent to the underworld
return from death
gptkbp:origin
gptkb:ancient_Sumer
gptkbp:preservedIn
gptkb:Nippur_tablets
Ur tablets
gptkbp:relatedWork
gptkb:The_Epic_of_Gilgamesh
gptkbp:setting
gptkb:Underworld
Great Above
gptkbp:studiedBy
gptkb:Diane_Wolkstein
gptkb:Samuel_Noah_Kramer
gptkbp:theme
gptkb:sacrifice
power
death and rebirth
gptkbp:writtenBy
cuneiform tablets
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Ninshubur
gptkb:Descent_of_Ishtar_to_the_Underworld
gptkb:Dumuzid_the_Shepherd
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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