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and come to worship your divinity. Now this Teuman king of Elam who does not value the gods is setting in motion his whole military in order to make war on my forces. O thou Lady of Ladies, goddess of war, lady of battle, who gives counsel to the great gods her fathers, who spoke favourably before AŔŔur, the father who begot you, (so that) by the lifting of his pure eyes he chose me to be king: because Teuman king of Elam who has rebelled against AŔŔur king of the gods, thy father, has tribute, mustered his troops, prepared himself for battle and sharpened his weapons in order to march on
Assyria: may you, heroic one among the gods, in the midst of battle drive him away like a pack animal! Call up against him a tempest and an evil wind!
389:, "House of the Queen of the Land"). The town of Milqia, near Arbela, was home to a temple called the "Palace of the Steppe" and an Akitu-house of Ishtar. The celebrations would begin in Arbela, and then the goddess's cultic image would be transported to Milqia. From here the Akitu procession would travel to Baltil in the city of Assur, where the king would ceremonially enter her presence. The cultic image would also travel to Milqia during military campaigns, and while located here the goddess was also called by the name 'Å atru'. Victory festivals would be celebrated here when the king returned.
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154:(1273-1244 BCE), who describes how he has rebuilt this temple and its ziggurat for the 'goddess IŔtar, mistress of the city Arbail, my mistress' along with other temples through the empire. He claims that he rebuilt these 'cult-centres (and) shrines better than previously', implying that the temple already existed prior to this date. Given that the city probably never existed without a temple and its name is known from third millennium BCE texts from
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O Lady of Arbail, I am
Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, the creation of your hands, whom AŔŔur king of the gods thy father desired and whose name he called to restore the sanctuaries of Assyria and renew their rites, to guard their secrets and to make their hearts glad. I have sought out your sanctuary
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What wind attacked you? Whose wing have I not broken? Like a ripe apple, your enemies will constantly roll down before your feet. I am the Great Lady, I am IŔtar of Arbela who throws your enemies before your feet. I will flay your enemies and deliver them up to you. I am IŔtar of Arbela, I go before
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began with an act of worship at the temple of Ishtar in Arbela. In the Prism B version of his annals, Ishtar of Arbela is the driver of the narrative and
Ashurbanipal's unswaying supporter. She deprives Teuman of his reason so that he wishes to fight against the Assyrian king. Ashurbanipal goes to
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To the goddess IÅ”tar, the great mistress who dwells in EgaÅ”ankalamma, mistress of Arbail, mistress: For the life of AŔŔur-dÄn, king of , his lord, Å amŔī-bÄl, temple scribe, son of Nergal-nadin-ahi (who was) also scribe, for his life, his well-being, and the well-being of his eldest son, dedicated
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Administrative texts from the 7th century refer to loans of silver made by merchants associated with the temple of Ishtar of Arbela. Contracts regarding the sale of land or slaves included 'penalty clauses' where a party in breach of contract would have to pay a fine to the temple in addition to
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While prophecies from other deities survive from the Neo-Assyrian period, those relating to Ishtar of Arbela are the most numerous, making up 7 of the 15 prophets known. As the divine nurse of the king, she was tied to legitimacy and succession, which was a major concern for kings such as
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refers to the pair as 'my
Ishtars' and uses plural language throughout, as well as ascribing them different functions in supporting the king. However, some poetic and prophetic texts appear to not draw sharp lines between their identities and refer to an unspecified "Ishtar".
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Some references to familial relationships of Ishtar of Arbela appear in texts. In Prism B of the annals of
Ashurbanipal, Ishtar of Arbela intercedes with AŔŔur, the "father who made ", on the king's behalf. The ritual text known as the "Rites of EgaŔankalamma" describes
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also described renovations he had made and the assiduous care he took to support the temple's activities (RINAP Ashurbanipal 5 185:4, RINAP Ashurbanipal 7 v 98ā106). Ishtar of Arbela was one of the gods listed in
Esarhaddon's accession treaty, succession treaty, and his
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has suggested that such divine gatherings were not solely abstract events, but were performed ceremonially by prophets. He support this with accounts of the expenditures required for a gathering of divine council including numerous prophetesses in a list of festivals.
100:, she had a shrine separate from Ishtar of Assur, and Ishtar of Nineveh had a separate cult from either deity in Assur as well as a presence in Arbela. Similarly, they are usually distinguished from each other in hymns, prophetic texts, and treaties. In his
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in the 2nd century CE with Ishtar of Arbela on the grounds of
Aramaic texts that demonstrate that the Assyrians pronounced Ishtar as IŔŔar and her association with the Akitu festival. Further, according to the hagiographical text known as the
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In addition to providing encouragement to the king and making promises of future success, prophets also relayed accounts of divine intercession made by Ishtar of Arbela to the divine assembly, which was led by the supreme god
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martyriological literature. He notes that so far we have no reliable evidence of the cult of Ishtar of Arbela from after the
Achaemenid period onwards, a situation which may change with further archaeology.
125:, she is described as being seated on a lion with lions crouching below her and the kings of all lands cowering around her. These descriptions accord with the image depicted on the dedicatory Stele from
121:, the goddess is described as carrying weapons: "IŔtar who dwells in Arbail came in. She had quivers hanging left and right and held a bow in her arm and a sharp sword drawn for doing battle". In the
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whose succession was contested (SAA 9 1.6). She also assured his personal safety (SAA 9 1.10) As a goddess of war, she gave the king of victory over his enemies on campaign, as in SAA 9 1.1 i 6ā²ā24ā²:
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presents the city of Arbela as a religious centre and refers to it as "the city of the temple of jubilation" and "gate of heaven". It associates Ishtar of Arbela with two other prominent goddesses,
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connect her with Ishtar of
Nineveh. As joint protectors of the king, Ishtar of Arbela and Ishtar of Nineveh often appear together in texts and may speak as one in prophecy, such as in SAA 9 2.4.
292:. The text describes how particular ceremonial actions relate to mythological events in a ritual narrative. The narrative of ritual begins with Ishtar weeping at the death of Ishtaran.
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has suggested that the priesthood of Ishtar of Arbela continued until at least the 4th century CE. She connects the goddess IŔŔar-Bel known from inscriptions and theophoric names at
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The goddess then appears to one of
Ashurbanipal's seers in a nocturnal vision, fully armed, and comforts Ashurbanipal before turning her rage on Teuman. Teuman was defeated at the
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kings considered her one of their principal supporters and invested in her worship and her city. Three watercourses were built to supply Arbela with water during the reign of
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shown above, where she stands upon a lion and is equipped with a sword and two quivers. There is a star on her headdress, possibly due to a connection with the planet
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364:, a priest of 'Sharbel-of-Arbela' who had recently converted to Christianity was martyred in the year 355 during the persecutions of Sasanian king
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festival in her honour. While letters suggest that the city of Arbela and Ishtar's temple within it were poorly maintained during the reign of
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you and behind you. Fear not! You are paralysed, but in the midst of woe I will rise and sit down (beside you).
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