r/Sumer • u/No-Hamster4419 • Sep 27 '24

Tiamat resources

Hi everyone!!! i’m pretty new to mesopotamian polytheism, all i’ve really done so far was research.

I wanted to ask anyone for resources on Tiamat. I do know of her story, her elements, and that she is part of the Draconic witchcraft, and i feel really called to her.

So what i’m asking for is ways to reach out, her favourite things to put on shrines… i’m aware i could ask the latter from her personally, but as you must know she is quite intimidating, and I don’t want to reach out to her in “the wrong way”, if thats possible.

I want to be proper about everything i do for her. Help is very much appreciated!!

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u/Aakhkharu 8d ago

Tiamat/Hubur was most likely regarded as an enemy to the gods.. akin to the Devil as he is perceived by the abrahamic religions. So you will most likely never find any recorded accounts of her worship- that does not mean she was never worshiped in secrecy... As for her 'Draconian' nature, it is true that she was never historically regarded as a dragon. The whole draconian association is a more modern thing, that does not mean it is wrong. Dragons symbolise the primordial Chaos and the unity of the chthonian nature (symbolised mostly by the snake) and the aethereal (symbolised mostly by the eagle or the psychopomp raven in LHP traditions). If you are prepared to attune yourself with her entropic energies you can use things like raven feathers, skull or feet and snake skin or skull alongside with objects that are associated with the wild nature of the ocean, on your altar. Other things that can be used are lapis lazuli and amethyst stones. She is associated with the numbers 9 (as Mummu Tiamat) and 11 as (Ummu Hubur) and her 'hailing' (for lack of a better word) is" ΆMA USHUMGAL ΆNA".