Chthonic goddess. Mesopotamian (Sumerian).
The sister of DUMUZI and consort of Ningisida.
The so-called “heavenly grape-vine,” this minor goddess is involved in the account of Dumuzi trying to escape from his fate at the hands of INANA and ERESˇKIGAL. In her house he is changed into a gazelle before being caught and finally transported to the underworld.