Ishtar by seriykotik1970 on Flickr.
Also known as Astaroth-the Queen of the Night.With goddesses like her around you wonder why the Ancient Israelites worshipped golden calves! Old Babylonian -about 1700 BC
Again- from the British Museum
Tags: Museum British Museum London Museum of Iraq Museo de Irak Iraq Irak museo culture cultura Astaroth Astarte Ishtar Venus Babylonia cuneiform Gilgamesh Goddess of love and war Inanna 'Thou has loved the lion, mighty in strength, and thou hast dug for him seven and seven pits! Thou hast loved the steed, proud in battle, and destined him for the halter, the goad and the whip. עשתרת
