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Pronunciation: A-yaMeaning: Means "dawn" in Akkadian. In Akkadian mythology Aya was a mother goddess, the consort of the sun god Shamash, and associated strongly with the rising sun, sexual love, and youth. The Babylonians sometimes called her kallatu meaning "the bride". She developed from the Sumerian goddess Sherida.http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/amgg/listofdeities/aya/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aya_(goddess)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aja_(Mythologie)Quotes from the article:
Aya is Akkadian for "dawn", her name (as "Aya") was a popular personal name during the Ur III period (21st-20th century BCE), making her among the oldest Semitic deities known in the region.(Information from name #191679 originally submitted by user LMS)

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