Tashmetum = Nabu’s spouse

Tashimmetish by the Hurrians

(Texts: All Artifacts, Color Coding, & Writings in Bold Type With Italics Inside Parenthesis, are Added by Editor R. Brown, not the Authors, Translators, or Publishers!)

(gods in blue)

         “Tashmetum dangles a gold garment in my Nabu´s lap,

          ‘My lord, put an earring on me,

         That I may give you pleasure in my garden,

         Nabu, my darling, put an earring on me,’…”

          “our trust is in Nabu,

         We give ourselves over to Tashmetum.

         What is ours is ours:

         Nabu is our lord, Tashmetum is the mountain we trust in…”

         “Nabu, who comes, stands over, and watches.:

         He is the criminal who is with Bel …..

         Because he is with Bel (Marduk) Tashmetu, who bows down with him.

         She has come to greet him.

         The Lady of Babylon, who does not go to the Akitu temple.

         She is the governess of the temple ….”