Pitfalls Of Ishtar

Ok, I think this is a possible comparison. I can see some pitfalls but also some potention. Don't think of the Queen of Night as a woman. She is a goddess (note her owl feet). But it is true that she is called Queen. This could be either the goddess Ishtar (Queen of Heaven) or her sister Eshkagal (Goddess of the Underworld). If you do take this as a sculpture of Ishtar, then you could can tie it into the fact she was the protector or "ruler" of the city of Uruk. Then you would make stronger connections between this sculpture and Nerfitit as rulers over territories.

Here is one of her myths: http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/ishtar.htm