Inanna and the Huluppu Tree

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"Inanna and the Huluppu Tree" is a Sumerian mythological tale that recounts the goddess Inanna’s relationship with a sacred tree inhabited by supernatural beings and its eventual transformation into objects of power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sumerian myth
literary text
mythological tale
associatedDeity Anu
Enki
Inanna
centralTheme divine kingship
relationship between goddess and king
sacred tree symbolism
transformation of sacred tree into ritual objects
containsEvent Anzu wyliei
surface form: Anzu-bird nests in the crown of the huluppu tree

Gilgamesh cuts down the huluppu tree
Inanna plants the huluppu tree in her garden in Uruk
Inanna’s throne and bed are fashioned from the huluppu tree
Lilith makes a house in the trunk of the huluppu tree
a serpent lives at the roots of the huluppu tree
culture Sumerian
featuresCharacter Anzu-bird
Gilgamesh
Inanna
Lilith
featuresObject huluppu tree
genre myth
religious narrative
involvesSupernaturalBeings yes
language Sumerian language
motif heroic rescue
sacred garden
world tree
mythology Mesopotamian mythology
narrativeFunction explains origin of Inanna’s ritual furniture
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
period Old Babylonian Empire
surface form: Old Babylonian period
preservedIn Mesopotamian literary corpus
relatedWork Epic of Gilgamesh
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
surface form: Inanna’s Descent to the Netherworld
religion Mesopotamian religion
scholarlyInterest early traditions about Gilgamesh
role of Inanna in Sumerian religion
study of sacred tree motifs in ancient Near East
setting Euphrates
surface form: Euphrates River

Uruk
symbolizes Inanna’s power and authority
connection between heaven and earth
fertility and growth
textualForm cuneiform tablet

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Subject: Inanna and the Huluppu Tree
Description of subject: "Inanna and the Huluppu Tree" is a Sumerian mythological tale that recounts the goddess Inanna’s relationship with a sacred tree inhabited by supernatural beings and its eventual transformation into objects of power.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inanna appearsIn Inanna and the Huluppu Tree
Inanna appearsIn Inanna and the Huluppu Tree
this entity surface form: Inanna and the God of Wisdom