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シュメールの宗教では、クルは地下深くにある暗く寂しい洞窟として考えられていた<ref>Choksi, 2014</ref>。そこでの生活は「地上での生活の影のようなもの」として想定されていた<ref>Choksi, 2014</ref>。 クルはイナンナの姉である女神エレシュキガルが支配していた<ref>Black, Green, 1992, page77</ref><ref>Choksi, 2014</ref>。イナンナは出発する前に、彼女の大臣兼召使いのニンシュブルに、3日経っても戻ってこない場合は、エンリル、ナンナ、アン、エンキの神々に救出を懇願するように指示した<ref>Kramer, 1961, pages86–87</ref><ref>Penglase, 1994, page17</ref>。冥界の掟では、任命された使者を除いて、そこに入った者は決して外に出ることができない<ref>Kramer, 1961, pages86–87</ref>。イナンナは、ターバン、かつら、ラピスラズリのネックレス、胸にビーズ、パラドレス（淑女の衣装）、マスカラ、胸飾り、金の指輪を身につけ、ラピスラズリの物差しを持って訪問した<ref>Kramer, 1961, page88</ref><ref>Wolkstein, Kramer, 1983, page56</ref>。それぞれの衣服は、彼女の持つパワフルなメーを表現している<ref>Wolkstein, Kramer, 1983, page157</ref>。
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>。
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".{{sfn|Black|Green|1992|page=77}}{{sfn|Kramer|1961|page=90}}{{sfn|Wolkstein|Kramer|1983|page=55}} Neti reports this to Ereshkigal,{{sfn|Kramer|1961|page=91}}{{sfn|Wolkstein|Kramer|1983|pages=56–57}} 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."{{sfn|Wolkstein|Kramer|1983|page=57}} Perhaps Inanna's garments, unsuitable for a funeral, along with Inanna's haughty behavior, make Ereshkigal suspicious.{{sfn|Kilmer|1971|pages=299–309}} 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}}
{{blockquote|After she had crouched down and had her clothes removed, they were carried away. Then she made her sister Erec-ki-gala rise from her throne, and instead she sat on her throne. The [[Anunnaki|Anna]], the seven judges, rendered their decision against her. They looked at her – it was the look of death. They spoke to her – it was the speech of anger. They shouted at her – it was the shout of heavy guilt. The afflicted woman was turned into a corpse. And the corpse was hung on a hook.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Black|first1=Jeremy|last2=Cunningham|first2=Graham|last3=Flückiger-Hawker|first3=Esther|last4=Robson|first4=Eleanor|last5=Taylor|first5=John|last6=Zólyomi|first6=Gábor|title=Inana's descent to the netherworld|url=http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr141.htm|website=Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature|publisher=Oxford University|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref>}}
