Aruru

[ ah-roo-roo ]

/ ɑˈru ru /

the Akkadian goddess personifying earth, who assisted Marduk in the creation of human beings: the counterpart of the Sumerian Ki.

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Which of the following words means “to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot”?

To Gilgamesh, Eabani's coming is revealed and he asks his mother Aruru to interpret the dream.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow
Aruru being a goddess, it was not so easy to have Marduk take up her rôle, as he supplanted Bel.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow
Aruru washed her hands, she broke off a piece of clay, she cast it on the ground.
Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria|Lewis Spence
I venture to suggest, therefore, that Aruru and Ishtar of Erech are one and the same personage.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow

Have we perhaps in Aruru the real name of the old goddess of Erech?
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow