ʾAṯiratu

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ʾAṯiratu (Proto-Semitic for “most favored” Arabic: أثيرة, Ugartic: 𐎀𐎘𐎗𐎚), or Asherah, is a Semitic mother goddess, who was paired with several gods of the Ancient Near East, such as ʾIlu, Anu or YHWH.