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Ereshkigal is described as being Inanna's older sister. When Neti, the gatekeeper of the underworld, informs Ereshkigal that Inanna is at the gates and demanding to be let in, Ereshkigal responds by ordering Neti to bolt the seven gates of the underworld and to open each separately, but only after Inanna has removed one article of clothing.
Ancient Sumerian cylinder seal impression showing the god Dumuzid being tortured in the underworld by galla demons. The ancient Mesopotamian underworld (known in Sumerian as Kur, Irkalla, Kukku, Arali, or Kigal, and in Akkadian as Erṣetu), was the lowermost part of the ancient near eastern cosmos, roughly parallel to the region known as Tartarus from early Greek cosmology.
The son of Ereshkigal and Gugalanna is Ninazu. [140] In Inanna's Descent into the Underworld, Inanna tells the gatekeeper Neti that she is descending to the Underworld to attend the funeral of "Gugalanna, the husband of my elder sister Ereshkigal". [140] [364] [142] Gunura: Gunura was the daughter of Ninisina and thus sister of Damu. [151]
Ereshkigal then imposes upon her the condition of "remaining dead" and kills her. She subsequently hangs the goddess's corpse, which may also be translated as a "carcass" from a slaughter intended for cooking, [46] on a peg. [47] She [Ereshkigal] cast a glance at Inanna: a deadly glance! She spoke against her a word; a furious word!
The god Neti was the gatekeeper. [16]: 184 [20]: 86 Ereshkigal's sukkal, or messenger, was the god Namtar. [20]: 134 [16]: 184 Galla were a class of demons that were believed to reside in the underworld; [20]: 85 their primary purpose appears to have been to drag unfortunate mortals back to Kur.
Inanna pounds on the gates of the underworld, demanding to be let in. [263] [264] [259] The gatekeeper Neti asks her why she has come [263] [265] and Inanna replies that she wishes to attend the funeral rites of Gugalanna, the "husband of my elder sister Ereshkigal". [131] [263] [265] Neti reports this to Ereshkigal, [266] [267] who tells him ...
Bitu or Bidu (formerly read Neti or Nedu) was a minor Mesopotamian god who served as the doorkeeper of the underworld. His name was in Akkadian origins, but he is present in Sumerian sources as well.
The son of Ereshkigal and Gugalanna is Ninazu. [1] In Inanna's Descent into the Underworld , Inanna , the goddess of love, beauty, sex, and war, tells the gatekeeper Neti that she is descending to the Underworld to attend the funeral of "Gugalanna, the husband of my elder sister Ereshkigal".