Hutena and Hutellura (also spelled Hudena and Hudellura;[1] ḫdn ḫdlr in alphabetic Ugaritic texts[2]) were goddesses of fate and divine midwives in Hurrian mythology.
[4] Alfonso Archi assumes that the development of Hutena and Hutellura in Hurrian religion was influenced by the Syrian midwife goddesses, known as Kotharāt in Ugarit or Kûšarātum in Mari (both derived from the Semitic root kšr, "to be skilled"[5]), who were regarded as a group of seven.
[2] According to god lists, Hutena and Hutellura were equated both with them and with Šassūrātu (derived from šassūru, "womb," a Sumerian loanword in Akkadian[5]), assistants of the Mesopotamian birth goddess.
"[3] Alfonso Archi suggests the translation "those of favoring" for Hutena and notes that while derived from the same root, Hutellura most likely needs to be understood as analogous to the word hutelluri, "midwife.
[11] Hutena and Hutellura appear in kaluti (offering lists) of the goddess Hebat and her circle, usually following her servant Takitu and preceding the pair Ishara and Allani.