Inanna's Descent to the Underworld

GPTKB entity

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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 7