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In Mesopotamian mythology Mamitu was the goat-headed goddess of destiny, who decreed the fate of the new-borns.^{[citation needed]} She was also worshipped as goddess of the oath, later a goddess of fate and a judge in the underworld, where she lives with the Anunnaku. She is occasionally regarded as a consort of Nergal.[1] In some passages, she is also known as a demon of irrevokable curses. Mamitu is supposedly related to the Babylonian god Anu. Other spellings: Mammitu, Mammetum, Mammetu^{[citation needed]}

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Lindemans, Micha (03 March 1997). ""Mamitu." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online". Retrieved 2007-03-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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	In [[Mesopotamian mythology]] '''Mamitu''' was the goat-headed goddess of [[destiny]], who decreed the [[destiny\|fate]] of the new-borns.{{Fact\|date=March 2007}} She was also worshipped as goddess of the oath, later a goddess of fate and a judge in the underworld, where she lives with the [[Anunnaku]]. She is occasionally regarded as a consort of [[Nergal]].[http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/mamitu.html] In some passages, she is also known as a demon of irrevokable curses. Mamitu is supposedly related to the [[Babylonian]] god [[Anu]]. Other spellings: Mammitu, Mammetum.{{Fact\|date=March 2007}}		In [[Mesopotamian mythology]] '''Mamitu''' was the goat-headed goddess of [[destiny]], who decreed the [[destiny\|fate]] of the new-borns.{{Fact\|date=March 2007}} She was also worshipped as goddess of the oath, later a goddess of fate and a judge in the underworld, where she lives with the [[Anunnaku]]. She is occasionally regarded as a consort of [[Nergal]].[http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/mamitu.html] In some passages, she is also known as a demon of irrevokable curses. Mamitu is supposedly related to the [[Babylonian]] god [[Anu]]. Other spellings: Mammitu, Mammetum, Mammetu{{Fact\|date=March 2007}}