Tashmetu
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Tashmetu is a Mesopotamian goddess associated with mercy and the granting of prayers, venerated alongside the god Nabu.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian goddess
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
granting of prayers
ⓘ
mercy ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Akkadian texts
ⓘ
cuneiform inscriptions ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Borsippa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divineHierarchy | member of the great gods of Babylonia ⓘ |
| epithet | lady who listens to prayers ⓘ |
| function |
goddess of mercy
ⓘ
goddess who grants prayers ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
compassion
ⓘ
divine favor ⓘ petitionary prayer ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
she who listens
ⓘ
the hearer ⓘ |
| oftenMentionedWith | Nabu in cultic lists ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Nabu as divine couple ⓘ |
| pantheon | Babylonian pantheon ⓘ |
| regionOfWorship |
Babylonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
mediator of petitions to the gods
ⓘ
patroness of supplicants ⓘ |
| role |
intercessory deity
ⓘ
receiver of prayers ⓘ |
| spouse | Nabu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | major goddess in Borsippa ⓘ |
| typeOfCult |
local cult at Borsippa
ⓘ
state cult ⓘ |
| veneratedAlongside | Nabu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Neo-Babylonian period
ⓘ
Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| worshippersSought |
answered prayers
ⓘ
favorable divine decisions ⓘ mercy ⓘ |
| worshipType |
household devotion
ⓘ
temple cult ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.