Belet-Seri
deity underworld Mesopotamian single tradition · 2
Belet-Seri was a Mesopotamian goddess who served as a scribe in the court of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal. She could be regarded as the Akkadian counterpart of Sumerian Geshtinanna, but the name could also function as a title of Ašratum, the wife of Amurru, or as a fully independent deity.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -1
- Historical notes
- Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Azimua, Šarrāḫītu, Urkayītu, Uṣur-amāssu, Irnina, Ningiridda, Amashilama, Labarshilama, Ekurritum, Ipahum, Gishbandagirizal, Lugalsaparku, Lugalshude, Namengarshudu, Usheg, Amurru, Enlil, Gilgamesh, Bau, Ningirsu, Dumuzi, Ningishzida, Damu, Ninazu, Enmesharra, Alla
- syncretized with
- Geshtinanna, Ašratum, Gula
- serves
- Ereshkigal, Anu
- consort of
- Adad-milki
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Geshtinanna, identified with Belet-Seri...Belet-Seri could also function as an epithet of Ashratum, the wife of Amurru, or of her Sumerian counterpart Gubarra”
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