Ištaran

deity earth Sumerian religion single tradition · 4

Ištaran is mentioned in association with Nanshe in hymns.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 0
Historical notes
Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.

Relationships

syncretized with
Dumuzid, Kumarbi
allied with
Nin-UM

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Sources

Source passages

“Additional members of the pantheon mentioned in association with her in hymns include Nisaba, Haya, Ningublaga, Ningishzida and Ištaran, though in the case of the last two the context in which they appear is unclear.”

#11227 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“A ritual associated with the Ekur temple in Nippur equates Dumuzid with the snake-god Ištaran, who in that ritual, is described as having died.”

#25895 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“according to which the border between him and Ningirsu, representing the state of Lagash, had to be demarcated by Enlil and subsequently measured and confirmed by the historical king Mesalim of Kish at the command of the god Ištaran.”

#34010 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“A tentative restoration of a bilingual version from Emar might also indicate he could be associated with Ištaran.”

#39095 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001