March 2020

Anat is a complex goddess of strength, aggression, will, and love.  She is the warrior maiden honoured as the protector of the Ugaritic people.  Some of her common epithets include: Strength of Life, Anat the Destroyer, Mistress of Kingship, Mistress of Dominion, and Mistress of the High Heavens.  She is sometimes referred to as “wanton”Read more

ETYMOLOGYMesopotamian / SumerianNormalized forms:          Nammu, NammaOther Written forms: Nammu  Lammu  Namma  Na-am-na-am-mi  Na-am-ma  Na-na-ma-ke Her name is written with the pictograph for the primeval sea, subterranean (cosmic) waters (Engur) Native explanation based on the pictograph Engur is “the totality of the secrets of the gods” During different periods, Engur has been explained as “heaven”Read more