Maštabba
deity Sumerian single tradition · 1
Maštabba is a Sumerian theonym meaning "the divine twins", derived from the regular term for twins. The name could function as an epithet of Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea. The pair could also be referred to with the Sumerian phrase dingir-min-a-bi, "the twin gods", a synonym of the theonym Maštabba.
When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – -500
- Historical notes
- First attested in an offering list from Mari from the Šakkanakku period and in contemporary texts from Sippar known from a Neo-Babylonian copy.
Relationships
- aspect of
- Lugalirra, Meslamtaea
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The term Maštabba, dMaš-tab-ba, is a Sumerian phrase meaning "the divine twins"...It could function as an epithet of Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea. The pair could also be referred to with the Sumerian phrase dingir-min-a-bi, "the twin gods"”
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