Namtar
Americannoun
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Her daily portion, as with other divinities, comes from the table of the gods, brought by her faithful messenger, Namtar.
From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby
Namtar, god of pestilence, 569; strikes Ishtar with disease, 570; messenger of Allatu, 570, 580.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
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 Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
The various deities honoured Namtar, except Nergal, by standing up to receive him.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
Among the other legends of Babylonia may be mentioned those of Namtar, the plague-demon, of Urra, the pestilence, of Etanna and of Zu.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
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