What is "amurru"

Amurru and Martu are names given in Akkadian and Sumerian texts to the god of the Amorite/Amurru people, often forming part of personal names. He is sometimes called Ilu Amurru (MAR.TU). He was the patron god of the Mesopotamian city of Ninab, whose exact location is unknown.

Amurru may refer to:

• Amurru kingdom, roughly current day western Syria and northern Lebanon
• Amorite, ancient Syrian people
• Amurru (god), the Amorite deity