イナンナの側近として神リストに頻繁に登場するのは、ナナヤ女神(通常ドゥムジとニンシュブールのすぐ後ろに位置する)、カニスラ、ガズババ、ビジラだが、これらはいずれもこの文脈とは別に、さまざまな構成で互いに関連づけられるものだった<ref>Stol, 1998, p146</ref><ref>Drewnowska-Rymarz, 2008, p23</ref>。
== Syncretism and influence on other deities 他の神々との習合と影響 ==
In addition to the full conflation of Inanna and Ishtar during the reign of Sargon and his successors,{{sfn|Asher-Greve|Westenholz|2013|p=62}} she was [[Religious syncretism|syncretised]] with a large number of deities{{sfn|Asher-Greve|Westenholz|2013|p=109}} to a varying degree. The oldest known syncretic hymn is dedicated to Inanna,{{sfn|Asher-Greve|Westenholz|2013|p=48}} and has been dated to the [[Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia)|Early Dynastic period]].{{sfn|Asher-Greve|Westenholz|2013|p=100}} Many god lists compiled by ancient scribes contained entire "Inanna group" sections enumerating similar goddesses,{{sfn|Behrens|Klein|1998|p=345}} and tablet IV of the monumental god list ''An-Anum'' (7 tablets total) is known as the "Ishtar tablet" due to most of its contents being the names of Ishtar's equivalents, her titles and various attendants.{{sfn|Litke|1998|p=148}} Some modern researchers use the term ''Ishtar-type'' to define specific figures of this variety.{{sfn|Beckman|1999|p=26}}{{sfn|Beckman|2002|p=37}} Some texts contained references to "all the Ishtars" of a given area.{{sfn|Beckman|1998|p=4}}