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Updated: October 26, 2026
Much the same train of thought that led to regarding Bel in the sense of 'lord, merely as a title of Marduk, gave rise to the use of 'Belit, as the title of the great 'lady' of the Assyrian pantheon. From this it is but a small but of course erroneous step, to speak of Belit-Ishtar as the consort of Bel.
Lastly, it is interesting to note that Ashurbanabal recognizes by the side of Belit-Ishtar, the wife of Ashur, the older Belit, the wife of the Bel of Nippur, to whom, in association with Anu and Bel, he attributes his victory over the Arabs. Sarpanitum.