Each month, our periodical publication “New Babylon
Rising” magazine focuses on the background of a
specific member of the Anunnaki or else a figure
that appears predominantly in a certain
tablet cycle.For the Spring Akitu March 2012 Issue #3 of New Babylon Rising, the featured Anunnaki God/Goddess or Sumerian/Babylonian figure profiled is infamous INANNA-ISHTAR: GODDESS OF STARS.
INANNA (Babylonian: ISHTAR)
”Perhaps one of the most commonly known of the energetic currents of the mystical planets is the Venusian one dedicated always to the “goddess of love and war. This determined goddess was sure to receive her place among all ancient pantheons: Isis, Aphrodite, Ashtoreth… and she is also known as the “goddess of witches,” celebrated in their rites.” (Extracted from Liber-W)
“Our epics describe the ascent of Inanna up the pantheon, but in Babylon she was
firmly established as Ishtar in this
position, by the request of Marduk to
appease her.” (Book of Marduk by Nabu – Liber-W)“Discord between lineages erupts when Ishtar and Marduk were not united and each took it upon themselves to elevate their own positions among our “younger pantheon. Clearly, the Venusian current (and that of Jupiter) are extremely powerful and determined. They are not always blatant forward with their executions, such as you might find with the Sun or Mars, but they store mass amounts of energy for eventual release at the most “propitious” or favorable times.”
“Ishtar may be invoked to channel energies directed toward the acquisition of desires. (A wise one will be certain this is for their higher good first.) Her number is 15. Colors are green, yellow-green and white, and her elements are water and earth.” (Extracted from Liber-W)
“Known to the Egyptians as the “Goddess
of Ten Thousand Names,” the position of
Queenship to Heaven is actually maintained
by one of the younger pantheon in
both Sumerian and the later Chaldeo-
Babylonian systems.” (Liber 50)“Being the daughter of Nanna and Ningal – the Sumerian aspects of the Moon – and the twin to Samas (Shamash), this title of high esteem is passed onto the young Lady of the Stars due to her unequaled beauty and cunning use of divine politics. In Sumer, she is introduced in the literature as IN.ANNA [“Lady of Anu”].” (from Sumerian Religion – Liber 50)
“The first presence of Inanna/Ishtar in Egypt is mentioned in the Edfu text dealing with the First Pyramid War. Called there Ashtoreth (her Canaanite name), she is said to have appeared on the battlefield among the advancing forces of Horus… as long as the fighting was only between the descendants of Enki, no one saw a particular problem in having a granddaughter of Enlil around. But after the victory of Horus, when Seth occupied lands not his, the situation changed completely: the Second Pyramid War pitched the sons and grandchildren of Enlil against the descendants of Enki.”
Zecharia Sitchin
Wars of Gods & Men, 1985
Inanna quickly rises to the status of
archetypal goddess on earth. She represents
both the “goddess of love” and the
“goddess of war” simultaneously, giving
her significant domain in the physical
world. Given this, she was favored by the
masses who adored her for her influence.
In spite of her name, she was originally
only given the designation of five, but
replaces the position of fifteen held by
Ninmah (Ninhursag) in the elder pantheon.
She was installed as the primary
goddess in Assyro-Babylonian traditions
with the name I.STAR (or Ishtar) or
“supreme goddess” [as istari is actually an
Akkadian word for “goddess”]. (See Liber-50 or Liber-C)Assyrian art depicts Inanna-Ishtar with wings. The same winged form also graces her Egyptian form as Isis. Clearly she was a goddess of the aerial world, not only the “Anunit-(um)” [“Anu's beloved”] but literally the skies. Seven objects are connected to Ishtar and her aerial travels. Similarly, there are seven garments and ornaments removed during her “descent to the Underworld.”
The genealogies of Sumer show Inanna as
born into the fourth generation of Anunnaki
gods [daughter of Nanna, born of
Enlil, son of Anu] and is therefore the
great-granddaughter of Anu. She receives
a special place in his heart, which is
surely beneficial in her rise to power, but
more than this, Inanna is a very actively
determined goddess who stops at nothing
to acquire what she deems rightfully
hers. If she wants it, she will take it. In the mythic cycles, this includes “decrees
of heaven,” “decrees of earth,” “secret
names of gods” and everything in between.These powers she used (quite effectively) to win the eternal loyalty of mortals in exchange for granting select worldly desires. The kings who she favored, she would stand beside in battle and those who she did not (or who fell out of favor) she would lend aid to the opposing side, showing that the “goddess of love” is not to be scorned.
FIND OUT EVEN MORE in Issue #3 of New Babylon Rising and/or our other titles referenced on this page.
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