Gender Feminine
Usage Near Eastern Mythology, Akkadian
Scripts ð’€ð’‰¡ð’‰Œð’Œˆ(Akkadian Cuneiform)
Other Forms FormsAnunītu
Meaning & History
Means "the skirmisher" or "the martial one". This was an epithet of Ishtar in her capacity as a war goddess. Later in the Sargonic period, Annunitum became a distinct deity in her own right.