Descent of Ishtar
Neo-Assyrian copy of older Akkadian myth
Ishtar descends through the seven gates of the underworld; vegetation and mating cease; she is released by the waters of life; the poem closes with Tammuz and the lamenting women.
Translated by Morris Jastrow
English translation by Morris Jastrow of the Akkadian Descent of Ishtar. Public domain. Digital text via public-library.uk reprint of the Blackmask edition.