Ereshkigal
Ereshkigal is the sister of the Sumerian goddess Inanna. Inanna travels to the Underworld to see her sister Ereshkigal.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Enmesharra, Kanisurra, Birtum, Kaka, Girra, Mimma Lemnu, Hušbišag, Ḫedimmeku, Mardula'anki, Lugal-namtarra, Simut, Kumarbi, Ninsar, Ninki, Enšar, Enuruulla, Ninuruulla, Anshar, Kishar, Dūri, Dāri, Minki, Amunki, Namšara, Anunnaki, Igigi, Madānu, Utnapishtim, Ellil, Mushteshirhablim, Neretagmil, gods of Eshumesha, Damkianna, Šulinkatte, Weather god of Nerik, Weather god of Zippalanda, Weather god of the Heavens, Tarḫunna/Teššub, Šuwaliyat/Tašmišu, galla, Dumuzid, Sirtur, Enmesharra, Lelwani, Sun goddess of the Earth, Arsay, Amurru, Ašratum, Mammitum, Meslamtaea, Aški, Ḫuškia, Taški(m)-Mamma, Manungal, Ninkasi, Siras, Bēlet-balāṭi, Dullum, Nindumgul, Igalimma, Eḫ, Bizila, Kurunnītu, Nin-Isina, Suen, Mandanu, Ninimma, Ennugi, Nanibgal, Gā'u, Kusu, Ninmada, Irnina, ancestors of Enlil, Dimmeku, dUD.AL.TAR, Sagmegar, Nēberu, Isis, Osiris, Set, Dumuzi, Dionysus, Enki, Rhea, Titans, Zagreus, Inshushinak, Lagamal, Shuwala, Ugur, Ningishzida, Ishtaran, Tishpak, Ninisina, Asalluhi, Resheph, Asag, Šulpae, Aštabi, Ishum, Ninlil, Ilib, Ea, Enlil, Ninurta, Marduk, Damkina, Nabu, Ninshubur, Shara, Utu, Lulal, Allani, Išḫara, Allatum, Gula, Geshtinanna, Anu, Erra, Lases, Ningirsu, Pabilsag, Nisaba, Haya, Shamash, Ninsun, Ninhursag
- syncretized with
- Sun goddess of the Earth, Hecate
- allied with
- Nungal, Nintinugga
- served by
- Neti, Nam-tar, Belet-Seri, Bitu
Mentioned by
- Isis
- Osiris
- Set
- Dumuzi
- Dionysus
- Enki
- Rhea
- Titans
- Zagreus
- Inshushinak
- Lagamal
- Shuwala
- Ugur
- Ningishzida
- Ishtaran
- Tishpak
and 41 more
Sources
Source passages
“The Sumerian goddess Inanna travels to the Underworld to see her sister Ereshkigal.”
#12076 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Ereshkigal (Sumerian mythology, Akkadian mythology, Babylonian mythology), first lady of the Underworld”
#12230 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In later times, the Greeks appear to have applied the name Ereshkigal (Ερεσχιγαλ) to their own goddess Hecate. In the heading of a spell in the Michigan Magical Papyrus, which has been dated to the late third or early fourth century A.D. (and as such was written after the art of reading cuneiform texts was lost), Hecate is referred to as”
#12530 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Namtar appears in the role of Ereshkigal's sukkal in the myth Nergal and Ereshkigal. As the queen of the land of the dead cannot travel to heaven, he partakes in a banquet taking place there as her representative. While most of the gathered gods pay respect to him, Nergal refuses to, which is the reason”
#13592 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“He reigned over Kur, the Mesopotamian underworld, depending on the myth either on behalf of his parents Enlil and Ninlil, or in later periods as a result of his marriage with the goddess Ereshkigal. Two well known myths focus on Nergal, Nergal and Ereshkigal and Epic of Erra. The former describes the circumstances of his marriage of Ereshkigal, the Mesopotamian goddess of the dead”
#13603 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001