Irkalla
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Irkalla is the Mesopotamian underworld, a gloomy realm of the dead ruled by the goddess Ereshkigal.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological location
ⓘ
realm of the dead ⓘ |
| accessedBy | seven gates ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
fate of the dead
ⓘ
judgment of the dead ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Ereshkigal
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ⓘ
Nergal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRitual |
ancestor cult
ⓘ
funerary offerings ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
heaven
ⓘ
realm of the gods above ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | subterranean realm beneath the world of the living ⓘ |
| culture |
Akkadian mythology
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ⓘ
Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ Sumerian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
gloomy realm
ⓘ
land of no return ⓘ |
| equivalentConcept |
netherworld
ⓘ
underworld ⓘ |
| governedByLaw | laws of Ereshkigal ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
demons
ⓘ
gods of the gates ⓘ |
| hasAfterlifeCondition |
lack of light
ⓘ
scarcity of food and water ⓘ shadowy existence ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Erṣetu
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ⓘ
Kurnugi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEntrance | gates of the underworld ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
darkness
ⓘ
dust ⓘ no return for the dead ⓘ silence ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalRole |
destination of most human souls after death
ⓘ
setting for descent myths ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfGates | seven ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
dead souls
ⓘ
ghosts ⓘ |
| languageAttestedIn |
Akkadian
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ⓘ
Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBelow | earth ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Descent of Inanna
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ⓘ
Descent of Ishtar NERFINISHED ⓘ Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Ereshkigal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledFrom | palace of Ereshkigal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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