Editing Inanna (section)

===Other tales===
A myth about the childhood of the god [[Ishum]], viewed as a son of [[Shamash]], describes Ishtar seemingly temporarily taking care of him, and possibly expressing annoyance at that situation.{{sfnp|George|2015|p=7-8}}

In [[Sargon of Akkad#Birth legend|a pseudepigraphical Neo-Assyrian text]] written in the seventh century&nbsp;BCE, but which claims to be the autobiography of Sargon of Akkad,{{sfnp|Westenholz|1997|pages=33–49}} Ishtar is claimed to have appeared to Sargon "surrounded by a cloud of doves" while he was working as a gardener for Akki, the drawer of the water.{{sfnp|Westenholz|1997|pages=33–49}} Ishtar then proclaimed Sargon her lover and allowed him to become the ruler of Sumer and Akkad.{{sfnp|Westenholz|1997|pages=33–49}}

In Hurro-Hittite texts the logogram <sup>d</sup>ISHTAR denotes the goddess [[Šauška]], who was identified with Ishtar in god lists and similar documents as well and influenced the development of the late Assyrian cult of Ishtar of [[Nineveh]] according to hittitologist [[Gary Beckman]].{{sfnp|Beckman|1998|p=1-3}} She plays a prominent role in the Hurrian myths of the [[Kumarbi]] cycle.{{sfnp|Hoffner|1998|p=41}}