[1] Margaret Jaques argues that the name originally referred to the former, but came to be used as an epithet of Ishtar possibly due to shared dangerous and unpredictable characteristics of the two.
[4] In the so-called Naram-Sin Epic, which describes the confrontation between the eponymous ruler and the king of Apišal and his allies,[11] Irnina is one of the deities assisting the former.
[3] Frans Wiggermann suggests that their association reflected Ningishzida's ability to guarantee victory, which he sees as one of the features of his character as a "reliable god".
[5] Either Irnina or Irkalla might be present in a fragmentary non-standard god list from Old Babylonian Nippur, though the restoration of the name is uncertain.
[1] Later the Cedar Forest to which the hero and his companion Enkidu venture is described as the property of "Irnini", though according to Andrew R. George in this context the name might be used as a generic designation for goddesses, not as a specific deity,[1] as it occurs in parallel with īli, "gods".