antu
/ˈɑnˈtu/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.20 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A Mesopotamian goddess, the feminine counterpart of Anu.
name
A county of Yanbian prefecture, Jilin, China.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "[...] since the goddess Antu did not hold a prominent status at Uruk before the fifth century. The primary purpose of MLC 1890 was evidently to present Antu as universal goddess and all-encompassing cosmic location."
- "Line 3 of MLC 1890 clearly introduces Antu as the goddess par excellence by juxtaposing […]"
- "There is no mention of the goddess Antu in texts from Uruk prior to the first millennium. In the Neo - Babylonian period she occurs only in YOS 3,62, a letter sent to the šatammu of Eanna."
- "The map was of the Antu county of Laoling with a scale of one to 250,000, “the locality where Downey and Fecteau were scheduled to pick up agent Li Chun Ying from their aircraft,” the broadcast said and added that the spot was "clearly marked with a pencil.""
- "On their persons they had a detailed map of Antu County in Kirin Province of China and a Chinese-English conversation sheet. Downey admitted that earlier he had trained agents who were air-dropped into China and had contacted them."
- "The tactics of the General culminated in victory in the battle of Hualatzu, Antu county in March 1940, the battle of Yangtsaokou, Tungnancha, Antu county in April, the battle of Shihliping, Holung county in May and the subsequent battle of Yulangtsun, Holung county."
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒀭𒌈.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: 𒀭𒌈, 安圖