Inanna / Ishtar

Name and traditions

Sumerian Inanna and AkkadianAkkadianAn ancient East Semitic language written in cuneiform in Mesopotamia.Glossary · Click to read the explanation Ishtar became associated in Mesopotamian tradition. Her domains include love, war and power, with worship beyond UrukUrukAncient city at Warka in southern Iraq, a major urban centre around 3200 BCE that preserved early writing and accounting tablets.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. Different texts make her daughter of An, NannaNanna / Su’en / SinMoon god associated with Ur, with early name evidence that does not date every later myth.Glossary · Click to read the explanation and Ningal, or EnkiEnkiMesopotamian deity associated with deep fresh water, wisdom and Eridu, known as Ea in Akkadian tradition. The earliest preserved written mention does not date his cult’s origin or identify Ubaid Eridu’s deity.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. These alternatives should not be combined into one tree; the image is a modern explanation of variants, not a divine portrait. ^[1][2]