The Un-Holy Bible (B.C. edition)

Then, unclothed and powerless before Ereshkigal's throne, Of scheming an heir by Nergal, Dumuzi's brother, she was accused!

Trembling with fury, Ereshkigal to her sister's explanations would not listen.

Let loose against her the sixty diseases! Ereshkigal her vizier, Namtar, in anger ordered.

By the disappearance of Inanna in the Lower Abzu were her parents much worried, Nannar to Enlil in the matter went, Enlil to Enki a message sent.

From Nergal his son, Ereshkigal's spouse, Enki what had happened learned, From clay of the Abzu Enki two emissaries fashioned, beings without blood, by death rays unharmed, To the Lower Abzu he sent them, Inanna to bring back, whether alive or dead.

When before Ereshkigal they came, Ereshkigal by their appearance was puzzled: Are you Anunnaki? Are you Earthlings? with bewilderment she asked them.

Namtar the magical weapons of power against them directed, but unharmed the two were.

To the lifeless body of Inanna he took them, hanging from a stake she was.

Upon the corpse the clay emissaries a Pulser and an Emitter directed, Then the Water of Life on her they sprinkled, in her mouth the Plant of Life they placed.

Then Inanna stirred, her eyes she opened; from the dead Inanna arose.

When the two emissaries Inanna to the Upper World were ready to return, Inanna the lifeless body of Dumuzi to take along them ordered.

At the seven gates of the Lower Abzu, to Inanna her accoutrements and attributes were returned.

To the abode of Dumuzi in the Black Land the lover of her youth to take the emissaries she ordered, There to wash him with pure water, with sweet oil him anoint, Then to clothe him in a red shroud, upon a slab of lapis lay him; Then in the rocks for him a rest place carve out, the Day of Arising there to await.

As for herself, to the abode of Enki Inanna set her steps,