Annunitum (𒀭𒉡𒉌𒌈; also romanized as Anunītu[1]) was a Mesopotamian goddess associated with warfare. She was initially an epithet of Ishtar of Akkad exemplifying her warlike aspect, but by the late third millennium BCE she came to function as a distinct deity.

Anunitum, the patron goddess of the Sumerian city of Akkad was closely affiliated to Inanna-Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, sex, war, justice and political power. Inanna-Ishtar was sometimes envisioned holding a sacred fish and a dove.

Originally, "Anunītu" was a by-name of the goddess Ištar of particular importance to the Old Akkadian dynasty of the third millennium BCE. The name first appears as a name for a constellation in Astrolabe B ca. 1200 BCE (Horowitz 2014: 115) but is …

Annunitum (𒀭𒉡𒉌𒌈; also romanized as Anunītu[1]) was a Mesopotamian goddess associated with warfare. She was initially an epithet of Ishtar of Akkad exemplifying her warlike aspect, but by the late third millennium BCE she came to function as a distinct deity.

The stars that make up Pisces and the middle portion of modern Andromeda formed a constellation representing a fertility goddess, sometimes named as Anunitum or the Lady of the Heavens. [8] Andromeda is known as "the Chained Lady" or "the Chained Woman" in English.

The northern fish and part of Andromeda represented the goddess Anunitum, the "Lady of the Heaven". Late Babylonian sources mention also DU.NU.NU "The Fish-Cord". It is unclear how the "Farm Worker" of the MUL.APIN became Aries "The Ram" of Greek tradition, possibly by a pun or misunderstanding.

Like his father ?ammurabi, Samsu-iluna cared for the health of the goddesses, providing them with an occasional change of scene. This time it is the goddess Anunitum, who makes a journey: 835

The constellation has an almost universal association with female deities. The ancient Babylonians recognised the Fishes as the goddesses Anunitum and Simmah; while the Syrians saw the group as a representation of their goddess Ashtarte and frequently drew it as a woman's head upon a fish's body.

Annunitum è l'epiteto accadico con cui venne designata la dea sumera Inanna nella sua caratterizzazione guerresca. Inanna-annunitum significa “Inanna è un combattimento”.

Anunitum, the patron goddess of the Sumerian city of Akkad was closely affiliated to Inanna-Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, sex, war, justice and political power. Inanna-Ishtar was sometimes envisioned holding a sacred fish and a dove.