The Role And Function Of Goddesses In Mesopotamia
2007
When looking at some Mesopotamian goddesses, for example at the mightiest,Inanna-Ishtar, or the healing goddesses, Gula and her ‘sisters’, one is impressed
by the power they exercised. Often they are symbolic leaders of towns and cities, the
so-called city-deities. They may accompany kings into war but, on other occasions,
they may function as their symbolic sexual partners, in both ways sustaining royalty.
They can lead sick people out of the underworld, back to good health towards a new
and successful life. They have their own rituals in many of the main Babylonian cities
and enormous wealth is kept in their names, including real estate, animals, buildings,
treasure of gold and silver. They also have their personnel, such as administrators and
slaves. In all these respects the chief goddesses are equal to their male counterparts.
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