Inanna

inanna English right|thumb|Inanna/Ishtar (right) with her sukkal (vizier) Ninshubur; Akkadian cylindrical seal, ca 2334–2154 BCE Etymology en sux 𒀭𒈹 dinana inanak. Proper noun en mythology Mesopotamian god A Sumerian goddess of sexual love, fertility, and warfare, known by the Akkadians as Ishtar and later identified with Astarte, Aphrodite, and Venus. en 1996 Cecil Roth Encyclopaedia Judaica: Ur-Z Encyclopaedia Judaica https://books.google.com.au/books?id=3XsRAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Inanna%22&dq=%22Inanna%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJu-yOnvn-AhUuRmwGHZJaBUE4yAEQ6AF6BAheEAI 1505p As popular with the mythmakers as Enki, or even more so, was his granddaughter Inanna, city goddess or Uruk and one of the most complex figures in the Mesopotamian pantheon. en 1999 Serinity Young Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion: A-K Macmillan https://books.google.com.au/books?id=RYgYAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Inanna%22&dq=%22Inanna%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFvZf4kPn-AhVW-DgGHc8MDIA4yAEQ6AF6BAgIEAI 466 During the second half of the third and early part of the second millennia B.C.E., the Sumerian goddess Inanna was worshiped in seven cities of southern Mesopotamia (among them Zabala (Sumer) Zabala, Agade, and Kish), but principally in her temple Eanna Eana at Uruk. en 2002 The SSEA Journal, Volume 29 Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities https://books.google.com.au/books?id=KaxxAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Inanna%22&dq=%22Inanna%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJu-yOnvn-AhUuRmwGHZJaBUE4yAEQ6AF6BAgMEAI 17 Even at this period, Inanna appears in various manifestations, each of which seems to possess a separate cult, temples with cultic functionaries, and the right to receive offerings. Translations Mesopotamian goddess Bulgarian: bg Инана f French: fr Inanna German: de Inanna Hindi: hi इनाना f Italian: it Inanna f Marathi: mr इनान्ना f en 3-syllable words