This is the first time that major deities have been found depicted on a relief from an ancient Assyrian palace.

Assyria’s national god, and Ishtar, the goddess of war and sex. “Among the many relief images of Assyrian palaces we know of, there are no depictions of major deities,” Schmitt says in a ...

The temple's importance was such that during the seventh century B.C., "the Assyrian queens during their pregnancy stayed in the temple of Ishtar [and] even the priestesses of Ishtar gave breast ...

Article content Star of Ishtar not only serves Assyrian food, but also Western, Italian and Greek. It's a family-run family restaurant with Montha's husband Esam creating part of the menu and their ...

The more than 2,600-year-old relief, which would originally have been brightly painted, depicts King Ashurbanipal flanked by Ashur, the national god of Assyria, and Ishtar, the protector goddess ...

Mesopotamian Goddess Ishtar Credit: google lens As the fertility goddess, Ishtar was often associated with eggs, which were seen as a symbol of new life and rebirth.

who ruled from 669 to 631 B.C. He is flanked by the ancient Mesopotamian gods Ashur and Ishtar, and they are followed by a fish deity and a scorpion man. The inclusion of these gods was a surprise ...

Star of Ishtar not only serves Assyrian food, but also Western, Italian and Greek. It’s a family-run family restaurant with Montha’s husband Esam creating part of the menu and their three kids ...

Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Montaha Istifo, who opened Star of Ishtar Restaurant last year in Sutherland.