Ishtaran

Anunnaki deity, god of justice and local patron of Der, associated with divine law.

Core Themes

• Justice and protection.
• Linked to Patron Deities.

Related Concepts & Sources

Shamash (justice deity), Sumerian Mythology (context), Divine Justice (theme)

Scholarly entry: Ištaran (god), Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses (Oracc, University of Pennsylvania).

Attestations in Cuneiform Corpora

• The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature
• The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions
• The Corpus of Ancient Mesopotamian Scholarship
• Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (search)

References

• Lambert, W.G. 1976-80a. "Ištarān." In Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie 5 , p. 211. Berlin: de Gruyter.
• Sollberger, E. 1959. "La frontière de Šara." Orientalia 28 : 336-350.
• Wiggermann 1998-2001a