Šarrāḫītu
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Šarrāḫītu (Akkadian: "The glorified one"[1]) was a Mesopotamian goddess worshiped chiefly in Uruk from the Achaemenid period onward.[1]
Oldest attestations of Šarrāḫītu come from Babylon, where she was identified with Ašratum, the wife of Amurru.[2] She is mentioned among the deities worshiped in Esagil during Esarhaddon's reign.[3] A late esoteric text explains her name as Ašrat aḫītu, "Ashratum, the foreigner."[4] Ašratum's name was a cognate of that of the Ugaritic goddess Athirat, but they developed separately from each other.[5]
Šarrāḫītu was among the goddesses who were introduced to the pantheon of Uruk in the final centuries of history of ancient Mesopotamia, alongside the likes of Amasagnudi and Ama-arhus.[2] She was associated with Belet-Seri.[1] However, not much is presently known about her significance and the circumstances of her introduction.[6] It has been pointed out that her rise to prominence in Uruk occurred at the same time as relative decline of Uṣur-amāssu and Urkayītu.[7][1]
She is not attested in any known personal names.[6]
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