Geshtinanna

Goddess of dream-interpretation and the vine; sister of Dumuzi.

Domains

• dream interpretation
• vine fertility

Powers

• Interpreting her brother's omen-laden dream
• Taking her brother's place below for half the year

Epithets

• 𒊩𒈠𒉌𒋆 akkadian · nin-edin-na'Lady of the Steppe' — Geshtinanna mourning her brother Dumuzi in the wildernessInanna's Descent to the Netherworld (primary)
• Bēlet-ṣēri Akkadian · Belet-seri · cultLady of the steppe / scribe of the netherworldOracc AMGG, 'Geštinanna/Belet-ṣeri' (secondary)
• Ama-geštin Sumerian · Ama-geshtin · epithetMother vine / mother of wineOracc AMGG, 'Geštinanna/Belet-ṣeri' (possible identification with Ama-geštin) (secondary)

Relations

• sibling: DumuziGoddess of the vine and dream-interpretation; sister of Dumuzi who takes half his year in the underworld.Inanna's Descent to the Netherworld (ETCSL 1.4.1), lines 410-end (Geshtinanna offers to share her brother Dumuzi's underworld term) (primary)

Sources

• existence: The Dream of Dumuzid (primary)