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In Sumerian mythology, Dumuzid's sister was Geshtinanna, the goddess of agriculture, fertility, and dream interpretation. In the Sumerian King List, Dumuzid is listed as an antediluvian king of the city of Bad-tibira and also an early king of the city of Uruk.
The oldest writing of Geshtinanna's name was Amageshtin or Amageshtinanna, as attested in documents from Lagash from the Early Dynastic period. [1] There is no agreement over whether Amageshtin was a shortened form of Amageshtinanna or if the suffix-anna was added to a pre-existing name, but Manfred Krebernik argues the latter is more likely, as Amageshtin is attested as an ordinary personal ...
According to Old Babylonian incantations, Ea was the father of Dumuzid, [4] but he plays no role in narrative texts about him, unlike his female relatives like Duttur. [3] A further member of the family attested in known sources is the goddess Belili, who also appears to be Dumuzid's sister. [1]
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.
Dumuzid, later known by the corrupted form Tammuz, is the ancient Mesopotamian god of shepherds [32] and the primary consort of the goddess Inanna. [32] His sister is the goddess Geshtinanna. [32] [33] In addition to being the god of shepherds, Dumuzid was also an agricultural deity associated with the growth of plants.
[294] [295] [h] In the Sumerian poem The Return of Dumuzid, which begins where The Dream of Dumuzid ends, Dumuzid's sister Geshtinanna laments continually for days and nights over Dumuzid's death, joined by Inanna, who has apparently experienced a change of heart, and Sirtur, Dumuzid's mother. [296]
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In contrast to her younger sister Inanna, Ereshkigal is depicted as a more static figure, known as the "Queen of the Underworld" [19] or the "Queen of the Dead." [ 23 ] Inanna's sister, Ereshkigal, represents death, yet in contrast to her, she gives birth to children: young people who die prematurely on Earth, which causes the anguish she ...