Namtar
Americannoun
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She had kindled a little fire, cooked food for herself and Bazuzu, and was now on her knees offering up incantations to Namtar, the demon of the plague.
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Her daily portion, as with other divinities, comes from the table of the gods, brought by her faithful messenger, Namtar.
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Hades, the abode of Nin-erisgal or Allat, had been entered by Nergal, who, angered by a message sent to her by the gods of the upper world, ordered Namtar to strike off her head.
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The idea is that the Namtar, on beholding his own likeness, will flee from it in dismay!
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Some of these diseases, moreover, were personified, as Namtar, the demon of 'plague,' and Ashakku, the demon of 'wasting disease.'
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