Alternative Religion/ Resources

Historical resources concerning the Goddess Inanna

Hymns and songs:

• Inanna's Descent to the Nether World
  The Goddess challenges the underworld.
• The Courtship of Inanna and Dumuzi
• Enheduanna: Hymns to Inanna
  The oldest cuneiform writings are hymns written by a female devotee of Inanna.
• Inanna and the Huluppu Tree
  An earlier Tree of Life.
• Hymns to Inanna
  A number of hymns from historical sources.

Articles and Essays:

• Journeys of the Goddess
  An annotated slide show.
• The Descent of Inanna
  Commentary on the psychological and magical meaning of the myth.
• The Eight-Pointed Rosette Star of Inanna
  Some musings on a symbol.
• The history of the Temple of Ishtar
  Sacred prostitutes and ritual in Ishtar's temple.

Images and symbols:

• Image Gallery
  More than a dozen images of the Goddess Ishtar/Inanna, ancient and modern.
• Star of Ishtar
• Knot of Inanna

Websites:

• The Goddess Inanna
  Good site with names, aspects, and images, plus good background information.
• Sumerian mythology FAQ.
  A good overview of Sumerian religion and Cosmology.
• Catal Huyuk
  Lots of news and information about the excavations at Catal Huyuk, Turkey.