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