Namtar

[ nahm-tahr ]

/ ˈnɑm tɑr /

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noun

the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.

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Words nearby Namtar

namma hole, Nammu, Nampa, nam pla, Nampula, Namtar, Nam Tso, namu, Namur, Nan, nana

How to use Namtar in a sentence

She was unable to leave her gloomy Underworld, and sent her messenger, the plague demon Namtar, to obtain her share.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie
The various deities honoured Namtar, except Nergal, by standing up to receive him.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie
The demon at her side would then be the special messenger of this goddess, Namtar.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow
As an illustration of this principle he gives an incantation against "the wicked Namtar."
Chaldea|Znade A. Ragozin

Long enough, creature of Namtar, hast thou worked destruction among us.
Istar of Babylon|Margaret Horton Potter