Allat

Hades, the abode of Nin-erisgal or Allat, had been entered by Nergal, who, angered by

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various

Why worship ye goddesses like Allat and Al'Uzza and Manah?

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Various 1909

So, a goddess Allat, as we shall see, plays an important part as the chief goddess of the subterranean cave that houses the dead.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

Syro-Arabian _Allat_ resembles Ishtar rather than Allatu, points again to the original identity of the two goddesses.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

Allat appears to have been originally a consort of the famous Bel of Nippur, but through association with Nergal, who becomes the chief god of the lower world, almost all traces of the original character of the goddess disappear.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

The goddess Allat presided over it, keeping watch over the waters of life that bubbled up under her golden throne.

Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs 1889

"Thou hast paid no ransom to Allat for thy deliverance; so now return to Dumuzi, the lover of thy youth; sprinkle over him the sacred waters, clothe him in splendid garments, adorn him with gems."

Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria 1879

The substance is that the gate-keeper announces to Allat that her sister Ishtar has come for the Water of

Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria 1879

Allat, the queen looked at her and taunted her to her face: then Ishtar could not control her anger and cursed her.

Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria 1879

Allat turned to her chief minister Namtar, the god of Pestilence -- meet servant of the queen of the dead!

Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria 1879