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Ishtaran

Ishtaran was a Mesopotamian god, the patron of the city of Der on the Elamite border. He was regarded as a divine judge and was invoked in border disputes, including a famous one between Lagash and Umma. His attendant was the snake god Nirah, and snakes appear on Babylonian boundary stones as his symbol.

Ishtaran
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ishtaran. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ishtaran
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