Ishtarat was a
Semitic deity worshipped in the city of
Mari, Syria
Mari (Cuneiform: , ''ma-riki'', modern Tell Hariri; ) was an ancient Semitic people, Semitic city-state in modern-day Syria. Its remains form a Tell (archaeology), tell 11 kilometers north-west of Abu Kamal on the Euphrates, Euphrates River ...
. Her temple was found in 1952.
Ishtarat was most probably a variant of
Ishtar
Inanna is the List of Mesopotamian deities, ancient Mesopotamian goddess of war, love, and fertility. She is also associated with political power, divine law, sensuality, and procreation. Originally worshipped in Sumer, she was known by the Akk ...
, who was worshipped beside Ishtarat in Mari.
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Fertility goddesses
Levantine mythology
Love and lust goddesses
West Semitic goddesses
Inanna
Mari, Syria