Ishtar - Inanna

Uruk

Uruk was an important early city of southern Mesopotamia, which is known today as Warka and in Biblical literature as Erech.

Ishtar - Babylonian Goddess Ishtar

Ishtar is the Babylonian counterpart of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.

Inanna

The Sumerian goddess Inanna was the daughter of Nanna. Inanna is also known as Ishtar.

Goddesses of Love

The very complex feeling we shorthand as love makes humans bond with each other. The ancient goddesses held responsible for these gifts were honored highly in their societies.

Inanna

Nanna's daughter. Gilgamesh scorned her advances. She is also involved in a story of the underworld which she can only leave if someone stays in her place.