She was regarded as the daughter of Nergal, and in known texts often appears in association with his main cult center, Kutha.
[2] However, according to Jeremiah Peterson the last writing, which he renders as dUR-mu-uš-(t)um,[3] stands for the deity dUR-ma-šum (or dUR-maš), the sukkal of Gula known from the Weidner god list and An = Anum.
[5] It is presumed that it the theonym Tadmuštum originates in a Semitic language, though its precise etymology is uncertain, with possible cognates including Akkadian dāmasu ("to humble") and dāmašu (interrogative form of "cover up"), as well as Geʽez damasu ("to abolish," "to destroy" or "to hide").
[2] Manfred Krebernik proposes an etymological connection existed between the names of Tadmuštum and the Ugaritic goddess Dadmiš, who occurs in offering lists from this city alongside Resheph.
[11][12] Based on the well attested roles of the daughters of Esagil and Ezida as hairdressers of corresponding major goddesses, respectively Zarpanitum and Nanaya, Andrew R. George suggests that the other Divine Daughters were also believed to function as members of the households of major deities who were responsible for various menial tasks.