Ishtar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Ishtar
First recorded in 1800–10; from East Semitic (Akkadian), corresponding to West Semitic (Phoenician) Astarte; cf. Ashtoreth ( def. ), Astarte ( def. ), Aphrodite ( def. )
Example Sentences
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She likely originated in the Babylonian kharimati, singing priestesses of bull-riding goddess Ishtar.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023
The finds include fragments of a large stone monument that depict Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2023
Gillick also attached a shining blue light above the museum’s renowned Ishtar Gate from the ancient city of Babylon with its characteristic blue-glazed bricks and depictions of lions, bulls and dragons.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
That accelerated the erosion of the mudbricks and the numerous engravings that once adorned the walls next to the Ishtar Gate, a colossal structure that towered over Babylon's main thoroughfare.
From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2022
The lion ring Ishtar had given me sat in a tray along with my house keys and the broken pieces of my phone.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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