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Inanna’s Choice

Christine Andreas October 21, 2016 Inanna Project demons, Inanna, inanna project, Woodcut

When Inanna returns to the land of Sumer, she is trailing demons who want someone to take her place in the Underworld. This woodcut depicts whom she chose. Here’s the story. The first person Inanna meets upon surfacing is Ninshubur,…
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The Fourth Gate

Christine Andreas May 31, 2016 Inanna Project fourth gate, inanna project

At the second gate and third gates of the Underworld, Inanna gave up her blue lapis beads – a pair of “small” ones plus a “double strand”. This was a big loss. While Mesopotamia was rich agriculturally, it had no…
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