Šarrāḫītu

Šarrāḫītu (Akkadian: "The glorified one"^[1]) was a Mesopotamian goddess worshiped chiefly in Uruk from the Achaemenid period onward.^[1]

Oldest attestations of Šarrāḫītu come from Babylon, where she was identified with Ašratum, the wife of Amurru.^[2] She is mentioned among the deities worshiped in Esagil during Esarhaddon's reign.^[3] A late esoteric text explains her name as Ašrat aḫītu, "Ashratum, the foreigner."^[4] Ašratum's name was a cognate of that of the Ugaritic goddess Athirat, but they developed separately from each other.^[5]

Šarrāḫītu was among the goddesses who were introduced to the pantheon of Uruk in the final centuries of history of ancient Mesopotamia, alongside the likes of Amasagnudi and Ama-arhus.^[2] She was associated with Belet-Seri.^[1] However, not much is presently known about her significance and the circumstances of her introduction.^[6] It has been pointed out that her rise to prominence in Uruk occurred at the same time as relative decline of Uṣur-amāssu and Urkayītu.^[7][1]

She is not attested in any known personal names.^[6]