When Inanna did not return from the underworld, Ninshubur dressed in rags and went to Enlil, to Nanna, and at last to Enki, who alone heard her plea and fashioned the beings that would bring Inanna back from the dead.
Inanna commands Ninshubur as her faithful sukkal, entrusting her vizier with instructions for every contingency before descending to the land of no return.
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