Inanna

A fresh retelling of the ancient texts about Ishtar, the world's first goddess. Illustrated with visual artifacts of the period. "A great masterpiece of universal literature."--Mircea Eliade

Inanna's Family Tree

ix

(3)

Map of Sumer

xii

(1)

Preface

xiii

(2)

Samuel Noah Kramer

Introduction

xv

Diane Wolkstein

Inanna's Stories and Hymns

3

(198)

The Huluppu-Tree

3

(8)

Inanna and the God of Wisdom

11

(18)

The Courtship of Inanna and Dumuzi

29

(22)

The Descent of Inanna

51

(40)

From the Great Above to the Great Below

52

(22)

The Dream of Dumuzi

74

(11)

The Return

85

(6)

Seven Hymns to Inanna

91

(24)

1. The Holy Priestess of Heaven

93

(2)

2. Loud Thundering Storm

95

(2)

3. The Holy One

97

(4)

4. The Lady of the Evening

101

(2)

5. The Lady of the Morning

103

(2)

6. The Lady Who Ascends into the Heavens

105

(2)

7. The Joy of Sumer: The Sacred Marriage Rite

107

(8)

Sumerian History, Culture, and Literature

115

(12)

Samuel Noah Kramer

The Discovery and Decipherment of "The Descent of Inanna"

127

(9)

Samuel Noah Kramer

Interpretations of Inanna's Stories and Hymns

136

(38)

Diane Wolkstein

Annotations of the Art

174

(27)

Elizabeth Williams-Forte

Sources for Inanna's Stories and Hymns

201

(4)

Notes on the Textual Editing

205

(4)

Selected Bibliography

209

(4)

Acknowledgments

213

(2)

Selected Pronunciation Guide

215

(2)

Index

217

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