Lahamu

Lahamu
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Parents	Tiamat and Abzu (Akkadian)
Consort	brother Lahmu
Children	Anshar and Kishar

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Lahamu (𒀭𒆷𒄩𒈬 , 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. 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.

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

References

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
4. ^ Hewitt, J.F. History and Chronology of the Myth-Making Age. p. 85.
5. ^ W. King, Leonard. Enuma Elish Vol 1 & 2: The Seven Tablets of Creation; The Babylonian and Assyrian Legends Concerning the Creation of the World and of Mankind. p. 78.

Sources

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

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