Anatu
/ˈɑː.nə.tuː/noun
A variant name for Antu, the Mesopotamian goddess regarded as the female counterpart or consort of Anu.
Did you know?Anatu is linked with Antu or Anatum, a goddess whose identity was formed as the feminine counterpart of Anu, the Mesopotamian sky god.
Etymological Timeline
3rd Millennium BCE
Sumerian
An
“The sky god and personification of heaven.”
2nd Millennium BCE
Akkadian
Anu
“The Akkadian form of the Mesopotamian sky god’s name.”
Old Babylonian Period
Akkadian
Anatum
“A feminine counterpart or consort of Anu.”
1st Millennium BCE
Akkadian
Antu
“A later standardized form of the goddess’s name in Mesopotamian religious tradition.”
Modern scholarship
English
Anatu
“A variant transliteration used for the goddess also called Antu or Anatum.”