Inanna Author:Diane Wolkstein This book tells the story of Inanna (known to the Semites as Ishtar), the world's first goddess of recorded history and the beloved deity of the ancient Sumerians. In this book, the editors have retranslated, ordered, and combined the fragmented cuneiform tablets comprising the Cycle of Inanna to create an authentic portrait of the goddess from ... more »her adolescence to her completed womanhood and "godship."« less