It was derived in part from the Sumerian legends of Gilgamesh, with the chief villain of the game being named Namtar.
Namtar (or Namtaru, or Namtara; meaning destiny or fate), was a hellish minor deity in Mesopotamian mythology, god of death, and minister and messenger of An, Ereshkigal, and Nergal.
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Namtar was the son of Enlil anid Ereshkigal; he was born before his father raped the goddess Ninlil.
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