▁Arab ia ▁As ▁' A th irat ', ▁she ▁was ▁att ested ▁in ▁pre - I sl am ic ▁south ▁Arab ia ▁as ▁the ▁cons ort ▁of ▁the ▁moon - god ▁' A mm . ▁ ▁A ▁ste le , ▁now ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁Lou vre , ▁discovered ▁by ▁Charles ▁H uber ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁o asis ▁of ▁T ema , ▁north western ▁Arab ia , ▁and ▁believed ▁to ▁date ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁N ab on id us ' s ▁ret irement ▁there ▁in ▁ 5 4 9 ▁BC , ▁be ars ▁an ▁ins cription ▁in ▁Ar ama ic ▁which ▁mentions ▁ Ṣ alm ▁of ▁Ma ḥ ram , ▁Sh ing ala , ▁and ▁Ash ira ▁as ▁the ▁gods ▁of ▁T ema . ▁ ▁This ▁' A sh ira ' ▁may ▁be ▁Ath irat / A sh er ah . ▁Due ▁to ▁differences ▁in ▁regional ▁dialect s , ▁the ▁Arab ic ▁' th ' ▁( ; ▁; ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁U gar it ic ▁ <0xF0> <0x90> <0x8E> <0x98> ), ▁can ▁occur ▁as ▁either ▁' th ' ▁( ; ▁) ▁or ▁' sh ' ▁( ; ▁). ▁Additionally , ▁it ▁is ▁widely ▁considered ▁that ▁the ▁C ana an ite ▁' th ' ▁is ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁' sh ' ▁sound ▁in ▁most ▁other ▁Sem it ic ▁languages , ▁which ▁further ▁comp licates ▁matters . ▁Furthermore , ▁it ▁is ▁unclear ▁whether ▁the ▁name ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁Arab ian ▁vocal isation ▁of ▁the ▁U gar it ic ▁