Tashmetum

Tashmetum
	𒀭𒌨𒈨𒌈; Goddess of Supplication
Abode	Temple in Borsippa
Consort	Nabu

Tashmetum (cuneiform: 𒀭𒌨𒈨𒌈 ^Dur-me-tum, ^DTashmetu) is an Akkadian goddess, the consort of the god Nabu.[1]

She is called upon to listen to prayers and to grant requests. Tashmetum and Nabu both shared a temple in the city of Borsippa, in which they were patron deities. Tashmetum's name means “the lady who listens”. She is also known as Tashmit and Tashmetu, and she was known by the epithets Lady of Hearing and Lady of Favor.

References

Bertman, Stephen (2005). Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia (Paperback ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780195183641. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002

External links

Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses: Tašmetu (goddess)

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[1] Bertman, Stephen (2005). Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia (Paperback ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780195183641. Retrieved 11 September 2016.