Adad-guppifBabylonian Means "Adad has saved", possibly deriving from the Old Akkadian element gamalum ("to save"). Name borne by a prominent priestess of the moon god Sin.
AhāssunufBabylonian Means "their sister", deriving from the Akkadian element aḫātu ("sister") combined with the suffix -(aš)šunu ("for them (masculine plural), to them, towards them"),
Alākšu-lūmurfBabylonian Means "may I see his path", deriving from the Akkadian element alaktu ("the route,the journey (of gods, of people)").
Amat-nanāyafBabylonian Means "servant of Nanaya", deriving from the Akkadian element amtu ("woman servant").
Amat-nanāya-qerbetfBabylonian Means "the servant of Nanaya is at hand" deriving from the Akkadian elements amtu ("woman servant") and qereb ("close ,near ,at hand ,within reach").
Amat-ninlilfBabylonian Means "servant of Ninlil", deriving from the Akkadian element amtu ("woman servant").
AmiltufBabylonian Means "servant woman", deriving from the Akkadian element amtu ("woman servant").
Asītu-tabnifAncient Assyrian, Babylonian Means "you created the tower", deriving from the Akkadian elements atti ("thou, you") and banû ("to create, to build").
Banât-esagilfBabylonian Means "Esagil is beautiful", deriving from the Akkadian element banûtu ("beauty").
Bēl-bullissumBabylonian Means "Bel, keep him alive", deriving from the Akkadian element balāṭu ("to revive ; to keep alive, healthy").
BēletafBabylonian Means "lady", deriving from the Akkadian element bēltu ("lady, mistress").
Bēlet-bābilifBabylonian, Akkadian, Near Eastern Mythology Means "lady of Babylon", deriving from the Akkadian element belet (mistress, lady). This was a Babylonian name for the goddess Ishtar. Ishtar was worshipped under this name in the temple of Eturkalamma.
Belet-uruk-atkalfBabylonian Means "I trusted in the Lady of Uruk", deriving from the Akkadian element belet ("mistress, lady").
BissāyafBabylonian Of as yet unknown etymology, this name is attested several times in various Babylonian legal records from the Late Assyrian period.
Dalilu-essumBabylonian Means "new praise", deriving from the Akkadian elements dalīlu ("praise, thanks") and eššu ("new, modern").
DamqāyafBabylonian Means "good", deriving from the Akkadian element damqu ("good, pretty, nice").
Dumqišu-āmurfBabylonian Means "I saw his goodness", from the Akkadian elements damqu ("good, pretty, nice"), iššû ("his, hers"), and amāru ("to see (someone, something)").
Enlil-nadin-aplimBabylonian Means "Enlil (is) giver of an heir". Name borne by the fifth king of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, who ruled from c. 1099–1096 BC.
ErramNear Eastern Mythology, Babylonian, Akkadian The Babylonian god of war, death, and other disasters. He may be identified with Nergal, the god of death. Erra expressed death himself symbolically by his continuous lethargy as he lay in a drunken stupor... [more]
Ina-eturkalamma-alsišufBabylonian Means "In Eturkalamma, I called out to him", deriving from the Akkadian element šasû ("to shout, to call for"). Eturkalamma was a temple to Ishtar in Babylon, where she was worshipped as Bēlet-bābili.
Ina-ṣilli-esabadfBabylonian Means "In the protection of Esabad" (the temple of the medicine goddess Gula), from the Akkadian ina ṣilli ("under the aegis of, in shadow, in the shade").
InbāyafBabylonian Means "fruit", deriving from the Akkadian inbu ("fruit").
Itti-marduk-balatumBabylonian Means "With Marduk there is life". Name borne by a king of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, who ruled c. 1135–1128 BC.
KabtāyafBabylonian Means "honoured", deriving from the Akkadian element kabātu ("to be honored, shown respect").
LurindufBabylonian Means "pomegranate", from the Akkadian lurintu ("a pomegranate").
Marduk-kabit-ahheshumBabylonian Means "Marduk is the most important among his brothers". Name borne by the founder of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, who ruled c. 1153–1136 BC.
Marduk-shapik-zerimBabylonian Means "Marduk (is) outpourer of seed", deriving from the god Marduk, and the Akkadian elements šapāku ("to pour on / to lavish") and zēru ("seed ; offspring ; sown, arable land").
NadāyafBabylonian Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from the Akkadian element nadānu ("gift, tribute, payment").
Nanāya-kānatfBabylonian Possibly means "Nanaya has gathered", deriving from the Akkadian element kanāšu ("to gather in (harvest, people)").
Nanaya-kesiratfBabylonian, Akkadian Means "Nanaya is the one who compensates", deriving from the goddess Nanaya, and the Akkadian element kašāru ("to compensate, to give its due").
Nanāya-rīšatfBabylonian Possibly means "Nanaya's joy", deriving from the Akkadian element rīšātu ("joy, happiness").
Ninurta-nadin-shumimBabylonian Means "Ninurta is giver of progeny". Name borne by a Babylonian king of the 2nd dynasty of Isin, who ruled c. 1127–1122 BC.
NuptafBabylonian Meaning uncertain, possibly deriving from the Akkadian element nuāru ("singer , musician , poet"). Name borne by the wife of Itti-marduk-balatu.
Qibī-dumqī-ilatfAkkadian, Babylonian Meaning uncertain, however the name possibly derives from the Akkadian elements qibītu "speech ; order, command ; request, prayer" and "dumqu ("goodness , good thing").
QunnabatufBabylonian Means "hemp-flower", deriving from the Akkadian qunnabu.
RīšatufBabylonian Means "joy", deriving from the Akkadian element rīšātu ("joy, happiness").
SalambofPhoenician, Ancient Roman, Babylonian, Literature Name of the title character of Gustave Flaubert’s novel “Salammbô” (1862). The name has Phoenician origin from ṣlmbʿl meaning “the image of Baal”. It is also name of Babylonian goddess, associated with Venus in Ancient Roman times.
Samas-zeru-ibnimBabylonian Means "Shamash created the offspring", deriving from the Akkadian element zēru ("seed; offspring; sown, arable land").
Shamhat𒊩𒌑𒉺fLiterature, Babylonian Means "the luscious one". Name borne by a prominent character in the Epic of Gilgamesh, responsible for bringing the wild man Enkidu to the city of Uruk.
Sin-zeru-iddinmBabylonian Means "Sin granted offspring", deriving from the Akkadian element zēru ("seed; offspring; sown, arable land").
TabluṭfBabylonian Means "she lives", possibly deriving from the Akkadian element bašû ("to be, exist").
TapputifBabylonian Tapputi, or Tapputi-Butt, is the earliest known chemist. She distilled and mixed perfumes and was overseer of the royal palacein Babylonian Mesopotamia ca. 1200 BCE.
Tasmetu-tabnifBabylonian, Akkadian Possibly means "Tashmetu is our comrade", deriving from the goddess Tashmetum, and the Akkadian elements tappa-um ("comrade") and ni ("our").
TuqniyafBabylonian Possibly deriving from the Akkadian element tuqūnu ("good order , security , safety").
UhinnatufBabylonian Means "date" (referring to the date fruit) deriving from the Akkadian element uḫinnu ("dried date").
Zababa-eresmBabylonian Means "Zababa desired", deriving from the Akkadian element eršu ("(of a thing) demanded , desired").