namtar [FATE]

namtar [FATE] (80x: ED IIIb, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. nam-tar "sickness; fate, destiny; a demon" Akk. murşu; namtaru; šīmtu

[1]		nam-tar
+	-0 (55x/69%); -ra (24x/30%); -re (1x/1%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]		1	2	71

14 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. sickness (80x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/unknown lu₂ nam-tar gig-ga = ša ši-ma-tu-šu mar-şa OB Lu-Azlag A 485; lu₂ nam-tar-ra = ša nam-ta-ri-e lu2-azlag B and C Seg.9, 12; lu₂ nam-tar gig-gig^? = ša ši-ma-[tu-šu mar-şa] lu2-azlag B and C Seg.9, 13; lu₂ nam-tar du₇-du₇ = ša ši-ma-[tu-šu ...] lu2-azlag B and C Seg.9, 14. ELA/Ur III/Nippur dumu nam-tar TMH NF 1-2, 160 3. unknown/Old Babylonian/unknown egir ku₃-^dnin-gal nam-tar^# nam-lu₂-ulu₃-še₃ UET 5, 191 3.

2. fate, destiny

3. a demon

Akk. murşu "illness, disease"; namtaru "fate"; šīmtu "what is fixed; will, testament; fate, destiny".

See ETCSL: nam-tar=destiny.

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