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“Inanna was worshiped in Sumer at least as early as the Uruk period (c. 4000 BC – c. 3100 BC), but she had little cult before the conquest of Sargon of Akkad. During the post-Sargonic era, she became one of the most widely venerated deities in the Sumerian pantheon, with temples across Mesopotamia. The cult of Inanna/Ishtar, which may have been associated with a variety of sexual rites, was continued by the East Semitic-speaking people (Akkadians, Assyrians and Babylonians) who succeeded and absorbed the Sumerians in the region. She was especially beloved by the Assyrians, who elevated her to become the highest deity in their pantheon, ranking above their own national god Ashur. Inanna/Ishtar is alluded to in the Hebrew Bible and she greatly influenced the Ugaritic Ashtart and later Phoenician Astarte, who in turn possibly influenced the development of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. Her cult continued to flourish until its gradual decline between the first and sixth centuries AD in the wake of Christianity.”
>> I said many times in this thread to stop at the end of the Akkadian era and not go further into the Assyrian era where a mutation happened, very obviously; as an example, remember how Humbaba was represented and the mutation that occurred. It’s just one example out of many. A “fracture” appears very clearly at the end of the Akkadian period. It may have started at the beginning of the Akkadian era, but it’s mostly clear to see at the end of it, just before entering the Assyrian era. It’s like a very define line was drawn = you can feel the old generation passed away, died….and a new one taking over; which explains how the mutations started occurring.
I see a lot of researchers from all kinds “attack” and “persecute” the Phoenicians and/or the Canaanites for the cult of Ishtar, as if they were the origin of all the evil in the world and all degeneracy there is. Everyone forgets that Astarte is the late form of this deity. No one points the finger at Inanna and the Sumerians….and certainly no one points the finger to Lilith….both originated from Mesopotamia and they are terribly old. And both came from the Taurus mountain range which was the fief of the Evil Lady = she settled in there first. If a researcher wants to point the finger, it should be to that region. But nope, the target practice always takes place towards the Phoenicians. Why is that?
So the Phoenicians are accused for worshiping Evil and following him because they called their deity Baal, meaning the Lord. The Inca word means Lord as well, but the Inca people weren’t accused of anything. Then the Phoenicians are accused of worshiping the immoral, degenerate Ishtar as their prime goddess – which was interpreted as them being immoral and degenerate as well. But …. It was not the Phoenicians/Canaanites which started this cult, it was “imported” to them by later generations….and no one is pointing the finger to the other civilizations whom worshiped this same deity, including the Jews, nor anyone is pointing the finger to the origin of this deity.
I’m bringing this issue on purpose because for an extremely long time = a bit more than 4 decades I’ve noticed a pattern: I’ve noticed that each time something bad or horrible, evil is discovered, it’s quickly pinned on the Canaanites/Phoenicians and they are painted to the public as evil monsters, worshipers of Satan. But, if ANY other culture/civilization does the exact same thing the Phoenicians are “accused” of doing, that other culture takes a pass, everything is swept under the rug, like it was the case with the Aztecs. I want an explanation as to why the Phoenicians are the ONLY civilization out there which was convicted of horrors in the public opinion without any trial? I know what I’m talking about.
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