=== その他の物語 ===
A myth about the childhood of the god [[Ishum]]シャマシュの息子とされるイシュム神の幼少期を描いた神話では、イシュタルが一時的に彼の世話をしたようで、その状況に苛立ちを感じている様子が描かれている<ref>George, viewed as a son of [[Shamash]]2015, describes Ishtar seemingly temporarily taking care of him, and possibly expressing annoyance at that situation.{{sfn|George|2015|p=7p7-8}}</ref>。
In [[Sargon of Akkad#Birth legend|a pseudepigraphical Neo-Assyrian text]] written in the seventh century BCE, but which claims to be the autobiography of Sargon of Akkad,{{sfn|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.{{sfn|Westenholz|1997|pages=33–49}} Ishtar then proclaimed Sargon her lover and allowed him to become the ruler of Sumer and Akkad.{{sfn|Westenholz|1997|pages=33–49}}