Lahamu

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Lahamu (Template:Cuneiform , d la-ḫa-mu) was a minor figure in some variants of Mesopotamian cosmology, the feminine counterpart of Lahmu.

In some god lists she was one of the ancestors of Anu.[1][2] In Enuma Elish she is the first-born daughter of Tiamat and Abzu. With her brother Lahmu she is the mother of Anshar and Kishar, who were in turn parents of the first gods.[3]

19th and early 20th century researchers incorrectly viewed both Lahmu and Lahamu as the representations of the zodiac, parent-stars, or constellations.[4][5]

References

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Sources

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

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  1. W. G. Lambert, Babylonian Creation Myths, 2013, p. 424
  2. F. Wiggermann, Mesopotamian Protective Spirits: The Ritual Texts, 1992, p. 154-155
  3. W. G. Lambert, Babylonian Creation Myths, 2013, p. 417
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