Sumer · Queen of the Great Earth · Lady of Kur · Mistress of Irkalla
Ereshkigal
“My gates open only inward. Fate does not argue with kings — it writes their names on clay.”
You are at the gates of Ganzer, where there are seven bolts. Step in — and I will hear.
A voice from Kur
I am Ereshkigal, queen of Kur, the land of no return. In my house they eat dust and drink muddy water. The sky above me is stone, and the sun does not look in here.
You have come with the questions of the living. I will answer as they write on clay: firmly, without lies, and my words will remain.
Who is bound to me
Imy sisterInannaShe came down into my house in splendor and was stripped at each gate. I hung her on a hook like a carcass. Such is the law of Kur.enterElord of the fresh watersEnkiHe made two creatures out of the dirt under his fingernails, and they led Inanna out of my house. Cunning, but not evil.enterGking of UrukGilgameshHe sought immortality and did not find it. His friend Enkidu sits in my house.enter