Mesopotamian · Deity profile

Inanna / Ishtar

An influential goddess connected with love, warfare and power across Mesopotamian languages.

Associated roles

Love, warfare and power

Historical context

Related Sumerian and Akkadian names occur in myths, prayers and cult records across many cities and periods.

What survives in the evidence?

Cuneiform texts, seals and archaeological contexts show both continuity and variation.

What remains uncertain?

Literary episodes and divine epithets should be situated by date and place rather than combined indiscriminately.

Source and further reading

Britannica: Mesopotamian Religion

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