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Neti

The chief gatekeeper of the underworld, who takes Inanna's answers at the outer gate and works the seven gates by instruction.

𒀭𒉈𒋾dNE.TIthe gatekeeper
Epithets:
chief doorman of the below; the one who asks the questions in order.
Kin:
none recorded.

In the myths:

the chief gatekeeper of the underworld, who takes Inanna's answers at the outer gate, carries them to Ereshkigal, and works the seven gates by instruction.

As attested

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The pages this entry is drawn from. ORACC and ETCSL are the scholarly editions; the rest are general references.

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