MYTHOLOGY (noun.)
1. a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
2. the study of myths
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Ištaran, known as the god of Justice, was the local deity of the city of Der, a Sumerian city state positioned east of the Tigris on the border between Sumer and Elam. His cult flourished from the Early Dynastic III Period until the Middle Babylonian Period, after which his name is no longer attested.
As early as the Early Dynastic Period, Ištaran was being called upon as a god who might rule in an inter-city border dispute between Umma and Lagaš. Scholars have suggested that his supposed effectiveness in this case might well stem, from the border location of his own city, Der. His worship certainly spread beyond his own borders.
His consort was Šarrat-deri, whose name means "Queen of Der". King Gudea of Lagash mentions himself having installed a shrine for Ištaran in the temple of Ningirsu and Girsu. Ištaran is often represented by a serpent.
