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Sutītu
Sutītu was a Mesopotamian goddess regarded as a divine representation of the nomadic Suteans. She arose in the early first millennium BCE as one of the multiple deities meant to embody specific ethnolinguistic groups. She is best attested in texts from Borsippa, where she first appears in sources from the eighth century BCE, though a chapel dedicated to her apparently also existed in the Esagila, Esagil temple complex in Babylon. Name and character Information about Sutītu's character and her position in the Mesopotamian pantheon is scarce. Her name can be translated as "the Suteans, Sutean goddess". The term "Sutean" (''sutû'') was used in Babylonia to refer to Nomad, nomadic speakers of West Semitic languages, and in some contexts functioned interchangeably with the label "Arameans, Aramean" (''aḫlamû''). Sutītu has therefore herself been described as an "Aramean goddess" by Rocío Da Riva and Gianluca Galetti. In the god list ''An = Anum'' (tablet IV, line 135) the term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epithets Of Inanna
Epithets of Inanna were titles and bynames used to refer to this Mesopotamian goddess and to her Akkadian language, Akkadian counterpart Ishtar. In Mesopotamia, epithets were commonly used in place of the main name of the deity, and combinations of a name with an epithet similar to these common in ancient Greek religion are comparatively uncommon. Inanna had more titles than any other Mesopotamian deity. They pertained to her associations with specific cities or areas, such as Uruk, Zabalam, Akkad (city), Akkad, Nineveh, or the First Sealand dynasty, Sealand. Others instead highlighted her specific roles, for example, that of an astral goddess personifying the planet Venus—or that of a war deity. In some cases, her individual epithets eventually developed into separate deities. Overview In ancient Mesopotamia, epithets could either be used alongside the primary name of a given List of Mesopotamian deities, deity, or instead of it. The latter practice was widespread in religious te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
