Naram-Sin of Akkad
Variants of the name appear as Ašḫara (in a treaty of Naram-Sin of Akkad with an Elamite king, possibly Hita of Awan) Ušḫara (in Hittite), and Ušhry (in Ugaritic). In Alalah, her name was written with the Akkadogram IŠTAR plus a phonetic complement "-ra", as IŠTAR-"ra". In Alalah, as well as in Ašnakkum (Chagar Bazar) and Tigunāni the logographic writing could refer to Ishara, Shaushka or Ishtar, making transcription of personal names from these locations difficult.