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Sarpanitu

Sarpanitu

9.9
A goddess who is the main wife of Marduk and helps women have babies and care for newborns
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Sarpanitu
  • Priests sought blessings from Sarpanitu for fertility and the health of newborns.

Examples

  • The temple was dedicated to Sarpanitu, the revered goddess of Babylon.

  • Many ancient texts mention Sarpanitu alongside Marduk in religious rituals.

  • In Babylonian mythology, Sarpanitu is revered as the goddess of fertility.

  • Many ancient texts mention Sarpanitu alongside Marduk.

  • Priests sought blessings from Sarpanitu for fertility and the health of newborns.

  • Many ancient texts mention Sarpanitu alongside Marduk in religious rituals.

  • The temple was dedicated to Sarpanitu, the revered goddess of Babylon.

Synonyms

Zarpanit
vsSarpanitu
  • Literature
9.9

A goddess in ancient Babylon who is the wife of the god Marduk

is seen as consort especially associated with fertility and childbirth
Zirbanit
vsSarpanitu
  • Literature
9.9

A Babylonian and Assyrian goddess who is the wife of Marduk

is regarded more for fertility and childbirth than just the consort role

Surface Forms

Sarpanitu main

Etymology

Sarpanitu comes from ancient Babylonian Šarpānītu and probably meant 'lady' or 'young woman' in that language. So she was thought of as a motherly goddess who helped with fertility and childbirth.