Lane Cervantes Pre Quiz 1 p 11 1 Ishtar is a Mesopotamian goddess that was identified with Innana a goddess of Uruk There is evidence of Ishtar being worshipped in Assyria and Babylon in the form of figures throughout various cities The term was often used as a general term for goddess in Mesopotamia 2 Marduk was a god of Babylon When Babylon became the capital of the Babylonian Empire Marduk became the supreme god of the empire 3 The term Mother Goddesses refers to multiple deities Several of these deities are said to be traced back to one Great Goddess 4 The beginning of the year was most likely based around patterns of agriculture One Mesopotamia the beginning of the year was celebrated with a festival that later replaced the biannual Akitu festival It lasted from the 2nd to the 11th day of Nisan the first month of the year
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