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Mammitum, Mammitu or Mammi was a Mesopotamian goddess viewed as the wife of Nergal, the god of death. Mammitum's name might mean “oath” or “frost” (based on similarity to the Akkadian word mammû, "ice" or "frost"). In the earliest sources she is Nergal's most commonly attested wife, but from the Kassite period onward she was often replaced in this role by the goddess Laṣ. Mammitum was worshiped in Kutha, where she was likely introduced alongside Erra, a god syncretised with Nergal. She also received offerings in the Ekur temple complex in Nippur alongside her husband.

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  • ماميتو وعرفت أيضاً باسم ماميتون وهي إلهة القدر والمصير والعالم السفلي في الميثولوجيا السومرية. عرف بأنها كانت تسكن في إركالا، ووكل لها التحكم بأقدار الإنسان. (ar)
  • Mammitum, Mammitu or Mammi was a Mesopotamian goddess viewed as the wife of Nergal, the god of death. Mammitum's name might mean “oath” or “frost” (based on similarity to the Akkadian word mammû, "ice" or "frost"). In the earliest sources she is Nergal's most commonly attested wife, but from the Kassite period onward she was often replaced in this role by the goddess Laṣ. As her name is homophonous with Mami, a goddess of birth or "divine midwife," some researchers assume they are one and the same. However, it has been proven that they were separate deities, and they are kept apart in ancient Mesopotamian god lists. A goddess named Mamma known from Mari is most likely related to the divine midwife Mami rather than to Mammitum. Another being from Mesopotamian beliefs with a homophonous name was māmītu, a type of underworld demon with a goat's head and human hands and feet, known from the late text Underworld Vision of an Assyrian Prince and absent from other sources. Unlike deities, who were generally fully antropomorphic in Mesopotamian beliefs, demonic beings were often hybrids. Mammitum was worshiped in Kutha, where she was likely introduced alongside Erra, a god syncretised with Nergal. She also received offerings in the Ekur temple complex in Nippur alongside her husband. The god list An = Anum mentions both Mamitum and Laṣ, and equates them with each other. However, in the so-called Nippur god list Laṣ occurs separately from Nergal, while Mammitum is listed alongside him. In at least one text, a description of a New Year ritual from Babylon during which the gods of Kish (Zababa), Kutha (Nergal) and Borsippa (Nabu) and their entourages were believed to visit Marduk (at the time not yet a major god), both she and Laṣ appear side by side as two separate goddesses. In the Epic of Erra, Mammitum appears as the wife of the eponymous god, who is referred both as Erra and Nergal at various points in the known manuscripts. (en)
  • 在美索不达米亚神话中,玛米图(Mamitu)是决定命运的羊头女神,主要决定新儿的命运。她也被奉为誓言女神,对违背誓言者进行惩罚。后来成为命运女神和冥界的判官,跟阿努纳奇诸神一起判人死刑。有时她被看作是冥神内尔伽勒(Nergal)的妻子。在一些祷词中,她也被称为不可撤销的恶魔诅咒。玛米图据说与巴比伦尼亚(Babylonia)之神安努(Anu)有联系。其他拼法:Mammitu, Mammetum, Mammetu。 (zh)
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  • ماميتو وعرفت أيضاً باسم ماميتون وهي إلهة القدر والمصير والعالم السفلي في الميثولوجيا السومرية. عرف بأنها كانت تسكن في إركالا، ووكل لها التحكم بأقدار الإنسان. (ar)
  • 在美索不达米亚神话中,玛米图(Mamitu)是决定命运的羊头女神,主要决定新儿的命运。她也被奉为誓言女神,对违背誓言者进行惩罚。后来成为命运女神和冥界的判官,跟阿努纳奇诸神一起判人死刑。有时她被看作是冥神内尔伽勒(Nergal)的妻子。在一些祷词中,她也被称为不可撤销的恶魔诅咒。玛米图据说与巴比伦尼亚(Babylonia)之神安努(Anu)有联系。其他拼法:Mammitu, Mammetum, Mammetu。 (zh)
  • Mammitum, Mammitu or Mammi was a Mesopotamian goddess viewed as the wife of Nergal, the god of death. Mammitum's name might mean “oath” or “frost” (based on similarity to the Akkadian word mammû, "ice" or "frost"). In the earliest sources she is Nergal's most commonly attested wife, but from the Kassite period onward she was often replaced in this role by the goddess Laṣ. Mammitum was worshiped in Kutha, where she was likely introduced alongside Erra, a god syncretised with Nergal. She also received offerings in the Ekur temple complex in Nippur alongside her husband. (en)
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  • Mamitu (en)
  • 玛米图 (zh)
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