[7] However, dTUR.TUR is also attested as a name of an unrelated deity worshiped in the Ur III period, sometimes written with the plural morpheme -ne and as a result interpreted as either "the small gods" (Dingir-TUR.TUR-ne) or "the divine children" (ddumu-dumu-ne).
[9] This proposal has been subsequently accepted by other researchers, such as Bendt Alster,[3] but according to Manfred Krebernik the evidence is not clear, as Duttur's name shows no etymological affinity with any attested terms related to sheep.
[10] She commonly appears in laments detailing her son Dumuzid's capture by the galla, in which she is one of the three goddesses who can be described as mourning him, the other two being his wife Inanna and his sister Geshtinanna.
[13] According to Old Babylonian incantations, Ea was the father of Dumuzid,[4] but he plays no role in narrative texts about him, unlike his female relatives like Duttur.
[1] Frans Wiggermann argues that Dumuzid's relationship with Duttur was ultimately less significant than his marriage to Inanna, even though his name's conventional translation, "good son," would point at a close connection with the former.
[16] Dina Katz proposes that this placement was a nod to a tradition in which Ereshkigal was herself depicted as a mourning mother of Ninazu, and as such had traits similar to Duttur.