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Geshtinanna was a
Mesopotamian goddess best
known due to her role in
myths about the
death of Dumuzi, her brother. It is not
certain what
functions she...
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transported to the Underworld. In
response to the
pleas of Dumuzi's sister,
Geshtinanna, his cir****stances are
somewhat ameliorated: he is
permitted to remain...
- (later
known as Ishtar). In
Sumerian mythology, Dumuzid's
sister was
Geshtinanna, the
goddess of agriculture, fertility, and
dream interpretation. In...
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other half, his
place is
taken by his sister, the
scribal goddess Geshtinanna, who
records the
names of the deceased. The
underworld was also the abode...
- (not
attested in such a role
anywhere else),
while other sources favor Geshtinanna,
identified with Belet-Seri. However,
Azimua shared Gesthinanna's role...
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texts as well.
Other deities considered to be Dumuzi's
relatives were
Geshtinanna, well
attested as his sister, and
their mother Duttur.
Belili is described...
- his wives,
while other sources favor Geshtinanna,
identified with Belet-Seri. In some cases,
Azimua and
Geshtinanna/Belet-Seri were conflated, for example...
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appears in
texts mourning his death,
either on her own or
alongside Geshtinanna and Inanna. It is
often ****umed that she was ****ociated with sheep. The...
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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...
- existed, for
example Enki was
usually regarded as the son of
Nammu and
Geshtinanna of Duttur, even
though texts describing them as
children of
Urash exist...
