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=== シュメール語版 ===
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>。
In [[Sumerian religion]], the ''[[Kur]]'' was conceived of as a dark, dreary cavern located deep underground; life there was envisioned as "a shadowy version of life on earth". It was ruled by Inanna's sister, the goddess [[Ereshkigal]].{{sfn|Black|Green|1992|page=77}}{{sfn|Choksi|2014}} Before leaving, Inanna instructs her minister and servant [[Ninshubur]] to plead with the deities [[Enlil]], [[Sin (mythology)|Nanna]], [[Anu|An]], and [[Enki]] to rescue her if she does not return after three days.{{sfn|Kramer|1961|pages=86–87}}{{sfn|Penglase|1994|page=17}} The laws of the underworld dictate that, with the exception of appointed messengers, those who enter it may never leave.{{sfn|Kramer|1961|pages=86–87}} Inanna dresses elaborately for the visit; she wears a turban, wig, [[lapis lazuli]] necklace, beads upon her breast, the '''pala'' dress' (the ladyship garment), mascara, a pectoral, and golden ring, and holds a lapis lazuli [[measuring rod]].{{sfn|Kramer|1961|page=88}}{{sfn|Wolkstein|Kramer|1983|page=56}} Each garment is a representation of a powerful ''me'' she possesses.{{sfn|Wolkstein|Kramer|1983|page=157}}
Inanna pounds on the gates of the underworld, demanding to be let in.{{sfn|Kramer|1961|page=90}}{{sfn|Wolkstein|Kramer|1983|pages=54–55}}{{sfn|Penglase|1994|page=17}} 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}}
