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NAMES:
Inanna (I-nanna, Queen Moon) - Inana - Inninna - Innin - Ninanna - Nin-me-sa-ra
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(Mesopotamian: Sumerian) Great Goddess of love, war, fertility and infinite variety; chief goddess of the Sumerian pantheon. (She corresponds to the Babylonian/Akkadian ISHTAR).
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Inanna originated as goddess of the date storehouse who each year ritually married Damuzi, the date harvest god. Her attributes are so many, so varied, and so often conflicting that she is likely a fusion of several earlier goddesses.
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The original Dance of the Seven Veils was Inannaís descent into the Underworld, her sister Ereshkigalís realm, where she was gradually stripped naked as she passed through the seven gates. First went her crown, next earrings, then necklace, breast pins, belt of birthstones, then bracelets and finally her gown. No acts of procreation took place on earth while Inanna was in the Underworld. When she discovered that her only way out was in exchange for someone else, she betrayed Damuzi into taking her place. Inanna's time in the Underworld is a myth of the lunar cycle, Damuzi's a myth of the seasons.
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Inanna figures in various myths and epics, including The Epic of Gilgamesh. She got Enki drunk and tricked him into bestowing many attributes and powers upon her. In the myth The Elevation of Inanna, Enki, An and Enlil all give their powers to Inanna, making her the Queen of the Universe. Inanna is a femme fatale whose lovers always seem to come to grief. She is impatient, impetuous, and demanding.  Gilgamesh risked death when he spurned her advances, comparing her to a back door that would let cold air into the house.
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TITLE:
Our Lady - Queen of the Universe - Mistress of Heaven - Queen of Heaven  - Lady of  Uruk and Nineveh - The Storehouse - Protectress of Harlots - Queen Moon - Nin-me-sa-ra, Lady of Myriad Offices
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RULES:
love, war, fertility, rain, prostitutes, lightning, thunder, tears, rejoicing, enmity, fair dealing, stars, planets, wool, meat, grain, the natural world