18–19. Stol 2016, pp. 419–435. Joan Goodnick Westenholz, Tamar, Qedesha, Qadishtu, and Sacred Prostitution in Mesopotamia, The Harvard Theological Review...

revolved around women of power and influence, such as Maacah. The Hebrew term qadishtu, formerly translated as "temple prostitutes" or "shrine prostitutes", literally...

temples dedicated to Inanna, or may be a reference to the goddess herself. Qadishtu, Hebrew Qedesha (קדשה) or Kedeshah, derived from the root Q-D-Š, are mentioned...