Namtar

American  

[nahm-tahr] / ˈnɑm tɑr /

noun

1. the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.

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Example Sentences

Of this series, Namtar is the chief and the representative.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

Then she ordered Namtar to let Ishtar drink of the Spring of Life and to bear her from her sight.

From Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria by Ragozin, Zénaïde A. (Zénaïde Alexeïevna)

Some of these diseases, moreover, were personified, as Namtar, the demon of 'plague,' and Ashakku, the demon of 'wasting disease.'

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

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 Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

But by the side of Namtar stand a large number of demons, whose task is similar to that of their chief.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris