Utu

See also: utu, UTU, and ütü

English

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒀭𒌓 (^dutu, “Utu”).

Proper noun

Utu

1. (mythology) A Sumerian deity, the son of the moon god Nanna and the goddess Ningal.

References

• http://www.sumerian.org/sumlogo.htm
• Frederick Augustus Vanderbergh : Sumerian Hymns from Cuneiform Texts in the British Museum. Columbia University Press, 1908. p. 53.
• Kasak, Enn; Veede, Raul (2001). Mare Kõiva; Andres Kuperjanov (eds.). "Understanding Planets in Ancient Mesopotamia" (PDF). Electronic Journal of Folklore. Estonian Literary Museum. 16: 7–35.