This reading left me with one impression that was present the whole tablet: Abuse of power. The goddess wanted to sleep with Gilgamesh, but he already knew about the evils she did to those she slept with, so he didn't accept her plea, and she got furious.
She abused of her amazing beauty, to which no male animal can resist to easily to sleep with whoever she felt like. Not only that, but she convinced them by offering them endless richness and power. After that, she did something terrible to them, like breaking the bird's wind, or forcing the wild horse to drink the water his muddy feet had already walked on. When Gilgamesh denied her his body, she got furious, and later wanted to punish him for discovering her secret. She then uses her godly powers to bring the Boar and cause suffering to everyone. The Boar opened a whole in the middle of Uruk, sending so many innocent people to their deaths. She would have gone on with her terrible massacre if Enkidu and Gilgamesh hadn't stopped the Boar and killed it. It seems Ishtar'a abuse of power isn't over yet. There is possibly going to be a meeting with the gods about it.
"Why is it that the gods are meeting in council?" (pg.36)
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