Inanna decrees that Dumuzid will spend half the year in the underworld with Ereshkigal , but that his sister will take the other half .
However , Geshtinanna , Dumuzid 's sister , out of love for him , begs to be taken in his place .
Inanna decrees that Dumuzid will spend half the year in the underworld with Ereshkigal , but that Dumuzid 's sister will take the other half .
However , Geshtinanna , Dumuzid 's sister , out of love for him , begs to be taken in his place .