Inanna - Ishtar - Ishtar; It is notable that Inanna and Ishtar could be different Goddesses The daughter of Nanna and Ningal She is Anu's second consort but she was also the lover of Enki, Dumuzid and many other Gods and Demi Gods. Inanna is one of the most important goddesses of the Sumerian pantheon in ancient Mesopotamia. She is a goddess of love, fertility, and war. A woman planted the huluppu tree in Inanna's garden, but the Imdugud-bird (Anzu bird?) made a nest for its