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Ištaran (Ishtaran; Sumerian: 𒀭𒅗𒁲) was a Mesopotamian god who was the tutelary deity of the city of Der, a city-state located east of the Tigris, in the proximity of the borders of Elam. It is known that he was a divine judge, and his position in the Mesopotamian pantheon was most likely high, but much about his character remains uncertain. He was…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Ištaran | Children | Nirah (sometimes) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ištaran | Children | Zīzānu (possibly) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ištaran | Major cult center | Der | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ištaran | Spouse | Šarrat-Deri or Manzat | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ištaran | Symbol | snake (Nirah) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Gudea of Lagash | instance of | and kings | 0.80 | text |
| Shulgi of Ur compared themselves to him in inscriptions to present themselves as equally just | instance of | and kings | 0.80 | text |
| the Canonical Temple List | instance of | George suggests that based on their placement in documents | 0.80 | text |
| it is possible that some of these gods - Ištaran | instance of | George suggests that based on their placement in documents | 0.80 | text |
| Inshushinak | instance of | George suggests that based on their placement in documents | 0.80 | text |
| Zababa | instance of | George suggests that based on their placement in documents | 0.80 | text |
| Lugal-Marada - could be seen as | instance of | George suggests that based on their placement in documents | 0.80 | text |
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