바빌론(Babylon)과 이슈타르(Ishtar)

바빌론(Babylon)과 이슈타르(Ishtar)

현재의 이라크 바빌(Babil) 주 힐라(Hillah)에 유적으로만 남아있는 바빌론은 고대 메소포나미아에 있었던 도시입니다. 이 도시의 수호 여신은 아카드어로 이슈타르(Ishtar), 수메르어로 이난나(Inanna)라고 불리우는 사랑, 풍요, 전쟁, 정의의 여신이었습니다.

 

Image: Babylon, the old city, Hillah, Iraq. Date: 14 February 2022. Author: Safa.daneshvar. Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Image: Babylon, the old city, Hillah, Iraq. Date: 14 February 2022. Author: Safa.daneshvar. Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.