Urkayītu
Mesopotamian goddess / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Urkayītu,[1] also known as Urkītum,[2] was a Mesopotamian goddess who likely functioned as the divine representation of the city of Uruk. Her name was initially an epithet of Inanna, but later she came to be viewed as a separate goddess. She was closely associated with Uṣur-amāssu, and like her belonged to the pentad of main goddesses of Uruk in the Neo-Babylonian period. She also continued to be worshiped in this city under Achaemenid and Seleucid rule.
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Urkayītu | |
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Goddess of Uruk | |
Member of the pentad of Uruk | |
Major cult center | Uruk |
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