▁is ▁the ▁cons ort ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁ ʾ El ; ▁there ▁is ▁one ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 0 ▁sons ▁of ▁Ath irat , ▁pres umably ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁ 7 0 ▁sons ▁of ▁ ʾ El . ▁Among ▁the ▁H itt ites ▁this ▁god dess ▁appears ▁as ▁Ash er du ( s ) ▁or ▁A sert u ( s ), ▁the ▁cons ort ▁of ▁El k un ir sa ▁(' El , ▁the ▁Cre ator ▁of ▁Earth ') ▁and ▁mother ▁of ▁either ▁ 7 7 ▁or ▁ 8 8 ▁sons . ▁Among ▁the ▁Am arna ▁letters ▁a ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Am or ites ▁is ▁named ▁Ab di - A sh ir ta , ▁" Serv ant ▁of ▁Ash er ah ". ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁ ʾ E lat , ▁' god dess ', ▁the ▁femin ine ▁form ▁of ▁ ʾ El ▁( compare ▁All at ) ▁and ▁Q odes h ▁or ▁Q ud sh u , ▁' hol iness '. ▁Ath irat ▁in ▁A kk ad ian ▁texts ▁appears ▁as ▁Ash rat um ▁( or ▁Ant u ), ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁An u , ▁the ▁god ▁of ▁Heaven . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁ ʿ As ht art ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Mes op ot am ian ▁god dess ▁Is ht ar ▁who ▁is ▁sometimes ▁port rayed ▁as ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁An u ▁while ▁in ▁U gar it ic ▁myth , ▁ ʿ As ht art ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁daughters ▁of ▁ ʾ El ,