Ishtar

For ither uises, see Ishtar (disambiguation).

Auld Babylonie period Queen o Nicht relief, aften considered tae represent an aspect o Ishtar.

Ishtar (pronooncit /ˈɪʃtɑːr/; Transliteration: ^DIŠTAR; Akkadian: 𒀭𒈹 ; Sumerie 𒀭𒌋𒁯) is the East Semitic Akkadian, Assirie an Babylonie goddess o growthiness, luve, war, an sex. She is the coonterpairt tae the Sumerie Inanna, an is the cognate for the Northwast Semitic Aramean goddess Astarte.