The Mother Goddess Ishtar
Evelyn Paul (1916) portrays Inanna in all her finery before her descent into the Underworld. Ishtar is the Babylonian name for the same goddess
Ishtar was a Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility, and the patron deity of Uruk. She was also associated with the planet Venus, and was a prominent figure in many Babylonian myths, including the Epic of Gilgamesh ~ WWW
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Dinesh said:
This is a faithful plaster reproduction of the 1,800-year-old sculptural relief. The original (first or second century C.E.) bas-relief was discovered in Palmyra and is now on display at the National Museum in Damascus. That region, Mesopotamia, is home to the great ancient empires and acknowledged as the cradle of civilization. Ishtar’s symbolic role for war, leading to the dispensing of justice, and her love, to protect those communities she cared for, make her an enduring cultural symbol.
The gift was presented by the Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations, Mowaffak Allaf, to the United Nations, and was accepted by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim.
The Secretary-General said the work recalled the continuity of civilization in the Middle East and the pressing responsibilities to find lasting peace so its people can go into a more prosperous and happier future.
Mr. Allaf said the gift symbolizes hope for " a future in which abundance shall replace poverty and economic development shall be the substitute for the arms race.”
Dinesh said:
This is a faithful plaster reproduction of the 1,800-year-old sculptural relief. The original (first or second century C.E.) bas-relief was discovered in Palmyra and is now on display at the National Museum in Damascus. That region, Mesopotamia, is home to the great ancient empires and acknowledged as the cradle of civilization. Ishtar’s symbolic role for war, leading to the dispensing of justice, and her love, to protect those communities she cared for, make her an enduring cultural symbol.
The gift was presented by the Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations, Mowaffak Allaf, to the United Nations, and was accepted by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim.
The Secretary-General said the work recalled the continuity of civilization in the Middle East and the pressing responsibilities to find lasting peace so its people can go into a more prosperous and happier future.
Mr. Allaf said the gift symbolizes hope for " a future in which abundance shall replace poverty and economic development shall be the substitute for the arms race.”
www.un.org/ungifts/sculptural-relief-depicting-goddess-ishtar#:~:text=She%20was%20a%20violent%20and,of%20their%20national%20god%20Assur.