Inanna - The Power of Descent
Sat, Jan 17
|Virtual Event
Part of the YEAR OF THE GODDESS Workshop Series
Time & Location
Jan 17, 2026, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST
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About the event
Workshop: Inanna: The Power of Descent
January 17, 2026
12:00 to 2:00 p.m. EST
Description
This session features material from my fieldwork in museums and sites, including images that are not part of public databases and are difficult to access without on-site research. Together we step into the world of Inanna through the objects, inscriptions, and stories that shaped her worship. The workshop draws on photographs from my research in Mesopotamian collections, including offerings left in her temples and material connected to her cult centers across the region. We will look closely at the sanctuary at Nippur, examine cuneiform inscriptions linked to her presence, and consider how ancient communities understood her descent into the underworld. The session invites a careful reading of artifacts and texts so we can see how Inanna’s story took shape within early temple culture.
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