ī tu , ▁though ▁ra bat ▁and ▁ra b ī ti ▁are ▁sometimes ▁used ▁by ▁sch ol ars . ▁Appar ently ▁of ▁A kk ad ian ▁origin , ▁ra b ī tu ▁means ▁"( gre at ) ▁lady ". ▁She ▁appears ▁to ▁champion ▁her ▁son , ▁Yam , ▁god ▁of ▁the ▁sea , ▁in ▁his ▁struggle ▁against ▁Ba ʾ al . ▁Yam ' s ▁as cription ▁as ▁' god ▁of ' ▁the ▁sea ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁translation ▁is ▁somewhat ▁incorrect , ▁however , ▁as ▁' y ā m ' ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁western ▁Sem it ic ▁root ▁that ▁literally ▁means ▁' se a '. ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁one ▁could ▁understand ▁Yam ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁sea ▁itself , ▁de ified , ▁as ▁opposed ▁a ▁god ▁who ▁holds ▁domin ion ▁over ▁it . ▁Ath irat ' s ▁title ▁can ▁therefore ▁been ▁translated ▁as ▁" the ▁lady ▁ ʾ A ṯ ir atu ▁of ▁the ▁sea ", ▁altern atively , ▁" she ▁who ▁wal ks ▁on ▁the ▁sea ", ▁or ▁even ▁" the ▁Great ▁Lady - who - tr amples - Y am ". ▁ ▁Ath irat ' s ▁name ▁itself ▁is ▁the or ised ▁by ▁certain ▁transl ators ▁and ▁comment ators ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁the ▁U gar it ic ▁root ▁ ʾ a ṯ r , ▁' st ride ', ▁a ▁cogn ate ▁of ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁root ▁ ʾ š r , ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁meaning . ▁Altern ative ▁transl ations ▁of ▁her ▁title ▁have ▁been ▁tender ed ▁that ▁follow ▁this ▁suggested