Namtar

Titles:

God of Death, Shepherd of Pestilence

Culture:

Mesopotamian

Kin:

Enlil (father), Ereshkigal (mother), Hušbišag (wife)

Appearance:

Namtar is humanoid, most likely, as little is known of his appearance. It is said that he keeps a low profile, skulking under the cover of darkness and operating from the shadows.

Purpose/Role:

• Commands sixty distinct diseases in the form of demons that can penetrate different areas of the human body
• Collects sacrifices during the night that humans have performed for him in the hope that he will not plague them
• Some sources regard Namtar as the personification of death itself, much like the modern notion of the Grim Reaper

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