Post by Koalani on May 22, 2019 22:05:47 GMT 2
The Sumerian Ishtar Mystery that Experts Cannot Fathom
Ensiesitys 18.5.2019
In the ancient world, it is difficult to overstate the importance of Inanna/Ishtar. As the most famous Mesopotamian goddess, her substantial influence was embedded in many aspects of her worshippers’ lives, and she was revered across the broad geographical reach of the Ancient Near East for a period of history spanning thousands of years. Ishtar comes from a very early time in the history of complex civilizations, attested at Uruk as early as the late 4th millennium BCE.
In the ancient world, it is difficult to overstate the importance of Inanna/Ishtar. As the most famous Mesopotamian goddess, her substantial influence was embedded in many aspects of her worshippers’ lives, and she was revered across the broad geographical reach of the Ancient Near East for a period of history spanning thousands of years. Ishtar comes from a very early time in the history of complex civilizations, attested at Uruk as early as the late 4th millennium BCE.