Inanna

by Wolkstein, Diane

• ISBN13: 9780060908546
• ISBN10: 0060908548
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-02
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

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

Table of Contents

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