lamassu [LAMMA : ] (feminine word ;)
[Religion → Myths]
1) an angel , a protective spirita tutelary deity (source of good fortune / luck) ;
lamassu rašû : to have a personal god / to be lucky / to have good fortune ;
aban lamassi : an amulet / talisman of (precious) stone / a precious stone ;
amēl lamassi / : awīl lamassu : a lucky man ;
maṣṣar šulmi u balāṭi : a guardian angel ;
2) (found in personal names)
lamassu rašû : to have a personal god / good fortune / be lucky ;
Mardukma lamassaka : Marduk is your personal god ;
lamassu māti : divinité tutélaire du pays ;
3) (in Neo-Assyrian palaces) : a type of sphynx / [MUNUS.LAMMA :
] ;
4)
: also = lamaštu ;
Cf. lamassanu, lamassatu, lamaštu