Namtaru

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Namtar \Namtar\, Namtaru \Namtaru\prop. n. (Sumerian and
     Akkadian mythology)
     A demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld
     goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind.
  
     Syn: Namtaru.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Namtaru
       n : a demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld
           goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind [syn: {Namtar}]