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イナンナは冥界の門を叩いて、入れてくれるように要求した<ref>Kramer, 1961, page90</ref><ref>Wolkstein, Kramer, 1983, pages54–55</ref><ref>Penglase, 1994, page17</ref>。門番のネティが「なぜ来たのか」と問うと<ref>Black, Green, 1992, page77</ref><ref>Kramer, 1961, page90</ref><ref>Wolkstein, Kramer, 1983, page55</ref>、イナンナは「姉エレシュキガルの夫」グガランナの葬儀に参列したいのだと答える<ref>Kramer, 1961, page91</ref><ref>Wolkstein, Kramer, 1983, pages56–57</ref>。ネティはこのことをエレシュキガルに報告し、エレシュキガルはこう告げた。「冥界の7つの門に閂をかけよ。そして、1つ1つゲートを開けて、イナンナを入れなさい。彼女が入ったら、王家の衣を脱がせるように<ref>Wolkstein, Kramer, 1983, page57</ref>。」おそらく、イナンナの衣服が葬儀にふさわしくないことと、イナンナの高慢な振る舞いを見て、エレシュキガルが不審に思ったのだろう<ref>Kilmer, 1971, pages299–309</ref>。エレシュキガルの指示に従い、ネティはイナンナに冥界の第一門に入ってよいが、ラピスラズリの物差しを渡さなければならないと告げた。イナンナがその理由を尋ねると、"地下世界の常識だ "と言われた。イナンナはそれに応え、通過した。と言われた。イナンナはそれに応え、通過した。イナンナは合計7つの門をくぐり、それぞれの門で旅の始まりに着ていた衣服や宝石を取り去り<ref>Kramer, 1961, page87</ref>、力を奪われていった<ref>Wolkstein, Kramer, 1983, pages157–159</ref><ref>Penglase, 1994, page17</ref>。

Inanna pounds on the gates of the underworld, demanding to be let in. The gatekeeper [[Neti (deity)|Neti]] asks her why she has come{{sfn|Kramer|1961|page=90}}{{sfn|Wolkstein|Kramer|1983|page=55}} and Inanna replies that she wishes to attend the funeral rites of [[Gugalanna]], the "husband of my elder sister Ereshkigal". Neti reports this to Ereshkigal, who tells him: "Bolt the seven gates of the underworld. Then, one by one, open each gate a crack. Let Inanna enter. As she enters, remove her royal garments." Perhaps Inanna's garments, unsuitable for a funeral, along with Inanna's haughty behavior, make Ereshkigal suspicious. Following Ereshkigal's instructions, Neti tells Inanna she may enter the first gate of the underworld, but she must hand over her lapis lazuli measuring rod. She asks why, and is told, "It is just the ways of the underworld." She obliges and passes through. Inanna passes through a total of seven gates, at each one removing a piece of clothing or jewelry she had been wearing at the start of her journey,{{sfn|Kramer|1961|page=87}} thus stripping her of her power.{{sfn|Wolkstein|Kramer|1983|pages=157–159}}{{sfn|Penglase|1994|page=17}} When she arrives in front of her sister, she is naked:{{sfn|Wolkstein|Kramer|1983|pages=157–159}}{{sfn|Penglase|1994|page=17}}