Ishtarat was a Semitic deity worshipped in the city of

Mari, Syria Mari (Cuneiform: , ''ma-riki'', modern Tell Hariri; ar, تل حريري) was an ancient Semitic city-state in modern-day Syria. Its remains form a tell 11 kilometers north-west of Abu Kamal on the Euphrates River western bank, some 120&n ...

. Her temple was found in 1952. Ishtarat was most probably a variant of

Ishtar Inanna, also sux, 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒀭𒈾, nin-an-na, label=none is an ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility. She is also associated with beauty, sex, divine justice, and political power. She was originally worshiped in S ...

, who was worshipped beside Ishtarat in Mari.

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* * * {{refend Fertility goddesses Levantine mythology Love and lust goddesses West Semitic goddesses Inanna Mari, Syria