Geshtinanna
Geshtinanna is the sister of Dumuzi. It is her task to interpret dreams in narratives focused on Dumuzi.
↻ synthesized from 10 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Lulal, Sirtur, galla, Dumuzid, Ereshkigal, Amurru, Ašratum, Gubarra, Kanisurra, Urkayītu, Uṣur-amāssu, Bēltu-ša-Rēš, Ninsianna, Ninegal, Damu, Gunura, Duttur, Ninazu, Tishpak, Niraḫ, Enmesharra, Apantu, Mišaru, almanu, Sebitti, Tašme-zikru, Nungal, Birtum, Manungal, Bēlet-balāṭi, Ninimma, Haya, Meslamtaea, Alammuš, Ninurima, Alla, Ninpumuna, Bitu, Amar-Sin, Ningirida, Ninazimua, Ashratum, Irnina, Ningiridda, Amashilama, Labarshilama, Ekurritum, Ipahum, Gishbandagirizal, Lugalsaparku, Lugalshude, Namengarshudu, Usheg, Inanna, Shara, Aya, Aruru, Annunitum, Ninisina, Gula, Ninkarrak, Ninmug, Utu, Belili, Enlil, Adad, Shala, Allani, Šauška, Ningirima, Shamash, Ištar, Ninsun, Nisaba, Gilgamesh, Allatum, Belet-Šuḫnir, Bau
- syncretized with
- Azimua, Belet-Seri, Ninedina, Ninsheshegarra
- consort of
- Ningishzida
- manifested by
- SI.A-tum
- has aspect
- Azimua
Mentioned by
- Inanna
- Shara
- Aya
- Aruru
- Annunitum
- Ninisina
- Gula
- Ninkarrak
- Ninmug
- Utu
- Belili
- Enlil
- Adad
- Shala
- Allani
- Šauška
and 18 more
Sources
Source passages
“or in narratives focused on Dumuzi, where it is the task of his sister Geshtinanna.”
#11209 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Sumerian poem The Dream of Dumuzid (ETCSL 1.4.3) begins with Dumuzid telling Geshtinanna about a frightening dream he has experienced. Then the galla demons arrive to drag Dumuzid down into the Underworld as Inanna's replacement.”
#25914 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Dumuzid is eventually permitted to return to heaven for half the year, while his sister Geshtinanna remains in the underworld for the other half, resulting in the cycle of the seasons.”
#36550 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Belet-Seri commonly functioned as an Akkadian name of Geshtinanna, though it could also be applied to Ašratum, the wife of Amurru, and to her Sumerian counterpart Gubarra. It has however been proposed that in the later case the term can be understood as a reference to an ordinary steppe, rather than a euphemism for the land of the dead. Belet-Seri could also function as an independent deity, for example in the neo-Assyrian pantheon. Furthermore, Ningishzida's wife Azimua, syncretised with Geshti”
#36877 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Another myth involving Geshtinanna is Dumuzi and Geshtinanna, though Dina Katz remarks that despite its conventional title this text focuses chiefly on the galla and the roles of Geshtinanna, Dumuzi, and Inanna are passive. Dumuzi hides in Geshtinanna's dwelling after being offered as a substitute to the galla by Inanna”
#36997 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001