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「エンキと世界秩序の詩」（[http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr113.htm%201.1.3 ETCSL 1.1.3]）は、まずエンキ神とその宇宙組織の設立を描いている<ref>Kramer, 1963, pages172–174</ref>。詩の終盤、イナンナはエンキのもとにやってきて、自分以外の神々に領地と特別な力を与えてしまったと不満を漏らす<ref>Kramer, 1963, page174</ref>。イナンナは不当な扱いを受けたと宣言した<ref>Kramer, 1963, page182</ref>。これに対し、エンキは「すでに領域を持っているのだから、割り当てる必要はない」と言い放った<ref>Kramer, 1963, page183</ref>。
『ギルガメシュ叙事詩』（[http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr1814.htm%201.8.1.4 ETCSL 1.8.1.4]）<ref>Kramer, 1961, page30</ref>の前文にある「イナンナとフルップの木」の神話は、まだ権力が安定していない若いイナンナを中心にしている<ref>Wolkstein, Kramer, 1983, page141</ref><ref>Pryke, 2017, pages153–154</ref>。物語はクレイマーが[[ヤナギ]]かもしれないと同定した、ユーフラテス川の岸辺に生えるフルップの木<ref>Kramer, 1961, page33</ref><ref>Kramer, 1961, page33</ref>から始まる<ref>Fontenrose, 1980, page172</ref>。イナンナはこの木をウルクの自分の庭に移し、成長したら王座に造りかえるつもりだった<ref>Kramer, 1961, page33</ref><ref>Fontenrose, 1980, page172</ref>。木は成長し成熟するが、「魅力を知らない」蛇、アンズー鳥、そしてユダヤ伝承のリリスの前身であるシュメール人のリリトゥ（シュメール語でキ・シキル・リル・ラ・ケ）<ref>CDLI Tablet P346140, https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/archival_view.php?ObjectID=P346140, cdli.ucla.edu</ref>が木の中に住みつき、イナンナは悲しみで泣くことになる<ref>Kramer, 1961, page33</ref><ref>Fontenrose, 1980, page172</ref>。
The myth of "Inanna and the ''Huluppu'' Tree", found in the preamble to the epic of ''[[Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld]]'' (ETCSL [http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr1814.htm 1.8.1.4]), centers around a young Inanna, not yet stable in her power. It begins with a ''huluppu'' tree, which Kramer identifies as possibly a [[willow]], growing on the banks of the river [[Euphrates]]. Inanna moves the tree to her garden in [[Uruk]] with the intention to carve it into a throne once it is fully grown. The tree grows and matures, but the serpent "who knows no charm", the ''[[Anzû (mythology)|Anzû]]''-bird, and ''Lilitu'' (Ki-Sikil-Lil-La-Ke in Sumerian),<ref>{{cite web |title=CDLI Tablet P346140 |url=https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/archival_view.php?ObjectID=P346140 |website=cdli.ucla.edu}}</ref> seen by some as the Sumerian forerunner to the [[Lilith]] of Jewish folklore, all take up residence within the tree, causing Inanna to cry with sorrow.{{sfn|Kramer|1961|page=33}}{{sfn|Fontenrose|1980|page=172}} The hero [[Gilgamesh]], who, in this story, is portrayed as her brother, comes along and slays the serpent, causing the ''Anzû''-bird and Lilitu to flee.{{sfn|Kramer|1961|pages=33–34}}{{sfn|Fontenrose|1980|page=172}} Gilgamesh's companions chop down the tree and carve its wood into a bed and a throne, which they give to Inanna,{{sfn|Wolkstein|Kramer|1983|page=140}}{{sfn|Fontenrose|1980|page=172}} who fashions a ''pikku'' and a ''mikku'' (probably a drum and drumsticks respectively, although the exact identifications are uncertain),{{sfn|Kramer|1961|page=34}} which she gives to Gilgamesh as a reward for his heroism.{{sfn|Wolkstein|Kramer|1983|page=9}}{{sfn|Fontenrose|1980|page=172}}
The Sumerian hymn ''Inanna and Utu'' contains an [[Origin myth|etiological myth]] describing how Inanna became the goddess of sex.{{sfn|Leick|1998|page=91}} At the beginning of the hymn, Inanna knows nothing of sex,{{sfn|Leick|1998|page=91}} so she begs her brother Utu to take her to [[Kur]] (the Sumerian underworld),{{sfn|Leick|1998|page=91}} so that she may taste the fruit of a tree that grows there,{{sfn|Leick|1998|page=91}} which will reveal to her all the secrets of sex.{{sfn|Leick|1998|page=91}} Utu complies and, in Kur, Inanna tastes the fruit and becomes knowledgeable.{{sfn|Leick|1998|page=91}} The hymn employs the same [[Motif (folkloristics)|motif]] found in the myth of ''Enki and Ninhursag'' and in the later Biblical story of [[Adam and Eve]].{{sfn|Leick|1998|page=91}}
