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Kittum

deity sky Mesopotamian single tradition · 2

Kittum was the personification of truth in Mesopotamian tradition. She was the daughter of Shamash and Aya.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 0
Historical notes
Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.

Relationships

co occurs with
Šapšu, Eyan, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Lahar, Pinikir, Shimige, Šimige, Ningal, Ea, Suen, Shamash, Sin, Inanna, Aya, Nanna, Manzat, Ištar
sibling of
Mamu, Mamud, Ishum
child of
Shamash, Utu, Aya, Sherida

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (2)
  1. Aya (goddess)
  2. Shamash

Source passages

“Their daughters were Mamu (or Mamud), the goddess of dreams and Kittum, the personification of truth.”

#15772 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“The dawn goddess Aya (Sherida) was his wife, and multiple texts describe their daily reunions taking place on a mountain where the sun was believed to set. Among their children were Kittum, the personification of truth, dream deities such as Mamu, as well as the god Ishum.”

#17240 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001