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Sumerian name in Old Babylonian cuneiform, d Dim 3-me [1]. In Mesopotamian mythology, Lamashtu (ð’€ð’ˆ•ð’ˆ¨; Akkadian d La-maš-tu; Sumerian Dimme d Dim 3-me or Kamadme [2]) is a demonic Mesopotamian deity with the "head of a lion, the teeth of a donkey, naked breasts, a hairy body, hands stained (with blood?), long fingers and fingernails, and the feet of Anzû". [3]
Pazuzu is the god of the southwestern wind and is associated with the plague. [1] Pazuzu was invoked in apotropaic amulets, which combat the powers of his rival, [33] the malicious goddess Lamashtu, who was believed to cause harm to mother and child during childbirth. He would protect humans against any variety of misfortune or plague.
Lamassu at the Iraq Museum, Baghdad.. The goddess Lama appears initially as a mediating goddess who precedes the orans and presents them to the deities. [3] The protective deity is clearly labelled as Lam(m)a in a Kassite stele unearthed at Uruk, in the temple of Ishtar, goddess to which she had been dedicated by king Nazi-Maruttash (1307–1282 BC). [9]
One myth describes how the daughter of the god Numušda insists on marrying Martu, despite his unattractive habits. [445] In Old Babylonian and Kassite art, Amurru is shown as a god dressed in long robes and carrying a scimitar or a shepherd's crook. [5] Misharu: Misharu ("justice") was a son of Adad and Shala. [446] His wife was Ishartu ...
Nuska or Nusku, [2] possibly also known as Našuḫ, [3] was a Mesopotamian god best attested as the sukkal (divine vizier) of Enlil.He was also associated with fire and light, and could be invoked as a protective deity against various demons, such as Lamashtu or gallu.
More recent research revealed a further occurrence of Amasagnudi in the second millennium BCE in an Akkadian incantation against Lamashtu known from a copy from Ugarit, in which she appears alongside Papsukkal. [19] The god lists An = Anum in a section dedicated to Papsukkal lists five daughters: Pappap, [9] Hedu, Ninhedu, Ninkita and Mišaga. [20]
Gugalana had no fixed identity. In Inanna's descent he dies before the events of the myth; in some inscriptions he is the father of Ninazu; [23] eventually this name became a title of Nergal as well. In Sumerian mythology, Ereshkigal is the mother of the goddess Nungal. [24]
With her brother Lahmu she is the mother of Anshar and Kishar, who were in turn parents of the first gods. [ 3 ] 19th and early 20th century researchers incorrectly viewed both Lahmu and Lahamu as the representations of the zodiac, parent-stars, or constellations.