Ishara is a goddess whose cult is closely associated with the ancient Syrian city of Ebla, from where her worship spread into the Hurrian pantheon. She held a place of some prominence within Hurrian religion, appearing in the divine circles, or kaluti, of both the storm god Teshub and his consort Hebat, the pantheon's ruling couple. Her cult reflects the broader Syrian and Mesopotamian influences absorbed into Hurrian religion as it developed across northern Mesopotamia and Syria in the Bronze Age.
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Attestation
Era of Attestation Veneration TodayHistorically attested; no continuous cult 2 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Function
Domain / Function Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
2. Hittite Myths, 2nd edition
Harry A. Hoffner Jr. (Gary M. Beckman, ed.), Society of Biblical Literature (Writings from the Ancient World)
3. Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses
Nicole Brisch (ed.), Oracc / Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus, University of Pennsylvania, 2011Ishara, attested at EblaView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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