Adoration and Worship of Inana

Inana has been worshipped in word and deed since before the origin of civilisation. On this page, we deposit compositions of praise, adoration and devotion dedicated to her holy name, including retellings of ancient stories as well as praise literature written in the modern day.
The Ishtar Gate welcomes submissions of original worship literature dedicated to Inana, on the contact page of the House of the Adornment of Heaven.

Retellings of ancient literature
The Ode to Ninsiana, the dedicatory hymn of the temple
Inana and Mt. Ebih
Great Fierce Storm
Lady of the Warm Heart

Modern devotional works
Queen of Babylon
Goddess at the Dawn of Time
Lady of the Highest Heaven
Your Praise is Sweet
Lady of the Storehouse (originally written to accompany the article of the same name below)
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Articles about Inana
And Did Those Feet? The Queen of Heaven on Britain's shores
​Lady of the Storehouse: Inana's Origins
Gender and Liminality in the Sight of Inana

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