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In Mesopotamian mythology Mamitu was the goat-headed goddess of destiny, who decreed the fate of the new-borns. 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. 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.

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-In [[Akkad]]ian and [[Sumerian]] [[mythology]] '''Mamitu''' was the goat-headed goddess of [[destiny]], who decreed the [[fate]] of the new-borns. 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]]. 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.
+In [[Mesopotamian mythology]] '''Mamitu''' was the goat-headed goddess of [[destiny]], who decreed the [[fate]] of the new-borns. 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]]. 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.
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