Her name is explained as a title of the medicine goddess Gula in one text.[1] It has been proposed that the presence of Ama-Arhus in late theophoric names from Uruk explains why Gula appears to not be attested in them, despite being worshiped in the city.[3] It is possible that she was merely viewed as her manifestation or synonym, as she is not otherwise attested in Uruk.[4]
Asher-Greve, Julia M.; Westenholz, Joan G. (2013). Goddesses in Context: On Divine Powers, Roles, Relationships and Gender in Mesopotamian Textual and Visual Sources(PDF). ISBN978-3-7278-1738-0.
Cavigneaux, Antoine; Krebernik, Manfred (1998), "Nin-amaʾarḫuššu", Reallexikon der Assyriologie (in German), retrieved 2022-03-13
Krul, Julia (2018). "Some Observations on Late Urukean Theophoric Names". Grenzüberschreitungen Studien zur Kulturgeschichte des Alten Orients: Festschrift für Hans Neumann zum 65. Geburtstag am 9. Mai 2018. Münster: Zaphon. ISBN3-96327-010-1. OCLC 1038056453.
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arhus, also, amaʾarḫuššu, lady, compassionate, mother, sparsely, attested, mesopotamian, goddess, among, deities, introduced, pantheon, uruk, hellenistic, period, alongside, likes, amasagnudi, Šarrāḫītu, name, explained, title, medicine, goddess, gula, text, b. Ama arhus also Nin amaʾarḫussu lady compassionate mother 1 was a sparsely attested Mesopotamian goddess She was among the deities introduced to the pantheon of Uruk in the Hellenistic period alongside the likes of Amasagnudi and Sarraḫitu 2 Her name is explained as a title of the medicine goddess Gula in one text 1 It has been proposed that the presence of Ama Arhus in late theophoric names from Uruk explains why Gula appears to not be attested in them despite being worshiped in the city 3 It is possible that she was merely viewed as her manifestation or synonym as she is not otherwise attested in Uruk 4 References Edit a b Cavigneaux amp Krebernik 1998 p 327 Asher Greve amp Westenholz 2013 p 131 Krul 2018 pp 353 354 Krul 2018 p 359 Bibliography Edit Asher Greve Julia M Westenholz Joan G 2013 Goddesses in Context On Divine Powers Roles Relationships and Gender in Mesopotamian Textual and Visual Sources PDF ISBN 978 3 7278 1738 0 Cavigneaux Antoine Krebernik Manfred 1998 Nin amaʾarḫussu Reallexikon der Assyriologie in German retrieved 2022 03 13 Krul Julia 2018 Some Observations on Late Urukean Theophoric Names Grenzuberschreitungen Studien zur Kulturgeschichte des Alten Orients Festschrift fur Hans Neumann zum 65 Geburtstag am 9 Mai 2018 Munster Zaphon ISBN 3 96327 010 1 OCLC 1038056453 This article about a deity is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ama arhus amp oldid 1099759838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
