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The Descent of Ishtar: both the Sumerian and Akkadian versions

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Availability:In StockContributor:Timothy J. StephanyPublish date:2015-11-12Pages:124
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781517611361ISBN-10:1517611369UPC:9781517611361Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Folklore & MythologySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SCSQ4FD3PG

The Descent of Ishtar: both the Sumerian and Akkadian versions

The Mistress of Heaven, the goddess Ishtar, stands in a unique position of supremacy among the goddess figures of the world; and her descent into the underworld is her essential distinctive myth. The primacy of the goddess and her lover, Dumuzi, to the seasonal cycle, and the ritual marriage which was a ceremony of the union essential to civilized life, was not retained within the textual...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781517611361ISBN-10:1517611369UPC:9781517611361Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Folklore & MythologySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SCSQ4FD3PG
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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