Tashmetum

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Tashmetum
š’€­š’ŒØš’ˆØš’Œˆ
Goddess of Supplication
AbodeTemple in Borsippa
ConsortNabu

Tashmetum (cuneiform: š’€­š’ŒØš’ˆØš’Œˆ Dur-me-tum, DTashmetu) is an Akkadian goddess, the consort of the god Nabu.[1]

She is called upon to listen to prayers and to grant requests. Tashmetum and Nabu both shared a temple in the city of Borsippa, in which they were patron deities. Tashmetum's name means ā€œthe lady who listensā€. She is also known as Tashmit and Tashmetu, and she was known by the epithets Lady of Hearing and Lady of Favor.

References

  1. ^ Bertman, Stephen (2005). Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia (Paperback ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780195183641. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  • Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002

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