114:. Since Nabu and Muati came to be equated at some point, it is possible that the spousal connection with Nanaya was transferred between them. In the first millennium BCE, Muati was effectively an alternate name of Nabu. Marten Stol treats Muati and Nabu interchangeably in his discussion of deities associated with Nanaya in the
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has expressed doubts about the restoration of the theonym, and thus about the worship of Muati in Larsa. A single reference to him has also been identified in a hitherto unpublished text from
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concluded that the god list entry linking Muati with Dilmun is most likely an ancient error, and points out the existence of multiple other lists designating the
Dilmunite deity
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invoking Muati. Daniel T. Potts also considers the connection to be doubtful. Ryan D. Winters similarly concludes the association between Muati and Dilmun in
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94:. According to Giole Zisa, it is possible that her nameless partner in love incantations, where they are listed in parallel with couples
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A poem focused on the relationship between Muati and Nanaya known from only one copy implores him to intercede with her on behalf of
528:"Chroniques bibliographiques 10. Économie, société et institutions paléo-babylonienne : nouvelles sources, nouvelles approches"
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66:, who likely came to be associated with Nanaya for this reason. Muati is attested in a poem from the reign of
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