in name, origin and functions with the goddess Ishtar in Mesopotamian texts. Another transliteration is ‘Ashtart ; other names for the goddess include Hebrew or Phoenician עשתרת (transliterated Ashtoreth ), Ugaritic ‘ ṯ trt (also ‘A ṯ tart or ‘Athtart , transliterated Atirat ), Akkadian D As-tar-tú (also Astartu ) and