Kur is the name for the Sumerian Netherworld. The city of the dead is Ganzer which is ruled by Ereshkigal. To enter, one must pass through the seven gates, each guarded by a deity. In the Sumerian myth Inana\u2019s descent to the nether world and in the Babylonian version The Descent of Ishtar to the Underworld, upon entering Ganzer, the goddess Inanna\/Ishtar is made to take off one of her Me, represented by articles of clothing, at each gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gods: Nedu, Pituh, Nergal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inanna article of clothing removed: Turban, headgear for the open country<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ishtar article of clothing removed: Great crown<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gods: Kishar, Enkishar, Gilgame\u0161<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inanna Me: Small lapis-lazuli beads<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ishtar Me: Rings in her ears<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gods: Endashurimma, Ere\u0161kigala<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inanna Me: Twin egg-shaped beads<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ishtar Me: Beads around her neck<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God: Enuralla, Nerulla, Ere\u0161kigala<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inanna Me: \u201cCome, man, come\u201d pectoral<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ishtar Me: Toggle pins at her breast<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God: Endukuga, Nerubanda, Namtar<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inanna Me: Golden ring<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ishtar Me: Girdle of birth stones<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God: Endushuba, Endukuga, \u1e2au\u0161bisag<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inanna Me: Lapis-lazuli measuring rod<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ishtar Me: Bangles on her wrists and ankes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God: Ennugigi, Nin\u011di\u0161zida<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inanna Me: Pala dress<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ishtar Me: Proud garment of her body<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Black, J.A., Cunningham, G., Fluckiger-Hawker, E, Robson, E., and Z\u00f3lyomi, G., The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (http:\/\/www-etcsl.orient.ox.ac.uk\/), Oxford 1998- .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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