She was unable to leave her gloomy Underworld, and sent her messenger, the plague demon Namtar, to obtain her share.
Allatu calls upon her messenger, Namtar, to strike the goddess with disease in all parts of her body.
The idea is that the Namtar, on beholding his own likeness, will flee from it in dismay!
The demon at her side would then be the special messenger of this goddess, Namtar.
Allat turned to her chief minister Namtar, the god of Pestilence—meet servant of the queen of the dead!
