Namtar
Americannoun
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Ishtar was similarly tortured by the plague demon, Namtar, when she boldly entered the Babylonian Underworld to search for Tammuz.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
As an illustration of this principle he gives an incantation against "the wicked Namtar."
From Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria by Zénaïde A. (Zénaïde Alexeïevna) Ragozin
Of this series, Namtar is the chief and the representative.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
She was compelled, however, to obey the high gods, and addressed Namtar, saying: Unto Ishtar give the waters of life and bring her before me.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
The idea is that the Namtar, on beholding his own likeness, will flee from it in dismay!
From Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria by Zénaïde A. (Zénaïde Alexeïevna) Ragozin
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