God · Mesopotamian
Inanna (Ishtar)
Inanna (Ishtar), a god of the Mesopotamian world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.
Tradition: mesopotamian
Documented identifications
| Link | Who said so | Note |
|---|---|---|
| identified as Astarte | God lists from Ugarit and Emar, 14th-13th c. BCE | Syrian scribes listed the West Semitic Ashtart as the counterpart of Ishtar and often did not distinguish them. |
| identified as Shaushka | Hurro-Hittite god lists, 2nd millennium BCE | Hittite scribes wrote Shaushka with the logogram for Ishtar and lists equated the two. |