"Inanna's Descent" is a Ph.D. dissertation created by William R. Sladek in 1974. It is focused on "Inanna's Descent," a Sumerian afterlife myth, and includes a full translation and transliteration of the myth. Sladek published this work while earning his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. His 1974 publication includes comprehensive translations of seven artifacts that were previously neglected from the full translation of the 412 line myth. His contribution to the scholarship of "Inanna's Descent" is very well-regarded by other cuneiform scholars, despite the fact that he did not actively continue publishing more work on the same topic.

Wolkstein and Kramer's work on the Sumerian deity Inanna includes a contemporary and readable translation of the Inanna's Descent afterlife myth. Kramer is a Sumerologist who has devoted his career to translating the mythology related to Inanna. Wolkstein is a folklorist who contributed.

In 1914, Arno Poebel published Publications of the Babylonian Section: Vol. 5. Historical and Grammatical Texts, commonly abbreviated as PBS 5. This work includes a collection of artifact sketches from expeditions done by the University of Pennsylvania between 1890 to 1899. The text contains sketches of clay cuneiform tablets with Sumerian inscriptions. Many myths, hymns, and stories are referenced. Arno Poebel, a German Assyriologist who lived between 1881 and 1958, published the work.

The The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (ETCSL) is a digital project sponsored and hosted by the University of Oxford (Faculty of Oriental Studies). It contains ancient Sumerian literature that includes myths, proverbs, letters, king lists, and more. The project was started in 1997, led by Jeremy Black, and funding for it ended in 2006.

Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul - II (ISET II) is a 1976 book by Samuel Noah Kramer and includes sketches of clay cuneiform tablets with Sumerian inscriptions. Through 129 plates, 289 artifacts and fragments are sketched out in full detail. This work was produced by Kramer, a notable Sumerian scholar who spent most of his career deciphering and translating artifacts from excavations in Nippur (Iraq).

Dr. William R. Sladek passed away on November 6, 1993, at his home. He was a scholar and professor who contributed to the humanities. He earned his PhD at Johns Hopkins University in 1974 and published a dissertation on "Inanna's Descent to the Netherworld," a Sumerian afterlife myth. In this publication, he contributed important artifact findings as well as a comprehensive translation of the myth. Dr. Sladek taught in Maryland (University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus) while living in Pennsylvania. At the time of his obituary, he was survived by a son, Michael E. Sladek of Felton RD 1; a brother, Dr. Robert Sladek of Orange Park, Fla.; and a sister, Barbara Wallace of Silver Spring, Md. His obituary was originally published in the York Daily Record.

Kramer's 1937 publication of "Inanna's Descent" featured the publication of a tablet named CBS 9800. It provides 212 lines of the Sumerian afterlife myth, albeit with many lacunae.

This 1950 article features a translation of the YBC 4621 clay tablet by Samuel Noah Kramer. This tablet provided some 91 crucial lines for deciphering the Sumerian afterlife myth known as "Inanna's Descent to the Netherworld."

"Sumerian Literature; A Preliminary Survey of the Oldest Literature in the World" is a 1942 journal article by Samuel N. Kramer. The article provided an up-to-date transliteration and translation of the Sumerian afterlife myth named "Inanna's Descent to the Nether World." The article, published in the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, also included ten plates, which contained sketches and photographs of cuneiform tablets that Kramer translated.