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in 1964, with later revisions made in 1991. It is commonly quoted in professional literature today. Three copies are presently known, one from Nippur and two from unknown locations. Due to lack of references to historical events and the purposely archaic style of literary texts it is not possible to
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indicate that the instructions given in the hymn as usually translated do not fully align with known information about the production of beer in ancient Mesopotamia, which creates the need for further analysis and a retranslation of fragments of the composition in accordance with newer discoveries.
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with an explanatory column they are stated to be sisters instead. According to Richard L. Litke, a tradition in which Ninkasi was the wife of Siraš, in this case seemingly treated as a male deity, might be attested in a single source, most likely a late copy of an Old Babylonian list of deities,
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though he notes it might also be interpreted as a reference to the two being sisters instead. According to Manfred Krebernik, no references to either of them having a spouse is known. A further deity associated with both of them was Patindu, a god linked with ritual
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rather than by her mother. Ninhursag was generally not associated with raising children otherwise, and the childhood of deities is typically not described in Mesopotamian texts. It is possible that a deity corresponding to Ninti precedes Ninkasi and
567:, Ninimma, Ennugi, Kusu, Ninšar and Ninkasi appears in an offering list from the Ur III period and in an esoteric explanatory text. It has been proposed that Ninkasi's classification as a deity from the circle of Enlil relied on his link with 714:, the passage about the goddess should be understood as a part of an elaborate metaphorical description of beer Lugalbanda plans to serve, and she is not herself a participant in the events of the myth. She is also referenced in passing in 516:"), Mekù (or Menkù, "beautiful me" or "beautiful crown"), Ememete (or Menmete, "ornate speech" or "ornate crown"), Kitušgirizal ("magnificent seat") and Nušiligga ("not drying up"). Additionally, according to Andrew R. George, the 1918: 301:, but there is no evidence that she was the tutelary deity of a specific city at any point in time. She was instead worshiped as a "universal" deity in various parts of Mesopotamia. While a city is mentioned in the 246:
described her as "one of (...) minor deities without a strongly defined personality who merely symbolise the object or phenomenon that they are associated with." While he also described her as a divine barmaid,
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It has been proposed that the deity KAŠ.DIN.NAM should be understood as a late form of Ninkasi. A second attested spelling of this name is KAŠ.DIN.NU. The Sumerian compound KAŠ.DIN represents the word
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It is possible that in art Ninkasi was depicted holding a cup. Furthermore, she might be among the deities shown in banquet scenes on items such as gaming boards and fragments of musical instruments.
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products are attested as ingredients used in brewing, not honey or herbs. Even researchers who do assume aromatics were actually used admit it is uncertain if the flavor would survive fermentation.
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periods, examples include Amar-Ninkasi and Ur-Ninkasi. The name Kurunnītu appears in two neo-Babylonian theophoric names, both of them feminine: KAŠ.DIN.NAM-šarrat and KAŠ.DIN.NAM-tabni.
305:, it should be understood not as a reference to a hitherto unknown cult center, but rather as a poetic indication that any city where beer was drunk can be considered a city of Ninkasi. 120:, derived from a term referring to a type of high quality beer. She was associated with both positive and negative consequences of the consumption of beer. In god lists, such as the 187: 510:
mentions a group of five children of Ninkasi. According to Manfred Krebernik, their names seem to allude to terms related to beer, binge drinking and inebriation: Meḫuš ("glowing
142:. She could also be paired with Siraš, a goddess of similar character, who sometimes was regarded as her sister. A possible association between her and the underworld deities 594:. It has been proposed that this possible association between beer and underworld deities was meant to serve as a reflection of negative effects of alcohol consumption. 227:, the name was most likely read as Kurunnītu, though Kurunnam has also been proposed. Beaulieu considers the former option to be more likely, as the syllabic spelling 195:, has been tentatively translated as "mistress barmaid," though its precise etymology remains a matter of debate. Like many other names of deities originating in the 590:. Similarly, Kurunnītu in multiple documents appears in association with the goddess Bēlet-balāṭi, who might be a late form of Manungal, and as such was likely an 268:
While typically regarded as a goddess, in some late sources Ninkasi could appear as a male deity, a phenomenon also attested in the cases of the artisan goddess
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Ninkasi and Siraš were commonly associated with each other, but the nature of the connection between them varies between sources. In the god list
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Ninkasi was the goddess of beer, and as such was associated with its production, consumption and effects - both positive and negative.
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It is assumed that it is a poetic description of the process of brewing. It indicates that the main ingredient used was
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Goddesses in Context: On Divine Powers, Roles, Relationships and Gender in Mesopotamian Textual and Visual Sources
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as "dragon of heaven") was built there by the official Sin-balassu-iqbi, who was active during the period of
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is also attested. The equivalence between this deity and Ninkasi is directly attested in two lamentations.
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precisely date the composition of the hymn, but it is agreed that the known tablets come from the
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is also attested, possibly in reference to the possible negative effects of alcohol consumption.
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Attestations of worship of Kurunnītu are rare. In Nippur she was venerated in the temple of
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argues that she was not connected with the sale of beer and with professions related to it.
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is also attested, but the reasons behind the juxtaposition of these deities are not known.
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text she had her own temple in this city. Two temples of Ninkasi are mentioned in the
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A number of works of Mesopotamian literature refer to Ninkasi, for example the myths
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A reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian god lists, AN:A-nu-um and AN:Anu šá Ameli
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The worship of Ninkasi is attested in Early Dynastic administrative documents from
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in this case). A few documents indicate that she was worshiped in Uruk, and the
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describes Ninkasi and her activity in detail while planning a banquet for the
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God lists from Old Babylonian Nippur in the University Museum, Philadelphia
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should be considered implausible. A possible earlier writing of the name,
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Civil, Miguel (2017) . "A Hymn to the Beer Goddess and a Drinking Song".
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mentions Ninšar slaughtering cattle and sheep while Ninkasi brewed beer.
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plundered a statue of her from Uruk in 693 BC. Another was returned to
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A hymn dedicated to Ninkasi is known. A translation was published by
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Ninkasi is one of the eight deities born in the end of the myth
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whose name might mean "he who makes the stream of wine sweet."
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invoking Ninkasi are already known from the Early Dynastic and
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The Weidner god list places both Ninkasi and Siraš between
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various elements of jewelry were prepared for her statue.
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Ninkasi in the Sumerian version corresponds to Siraš in
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Meḫuš, Mekù, Ememete, Kitušgirizal, Nušiligga, possibly
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Katz, Solomon H.; Maytag, Fritz; Civil, Miguel (1991).
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they are equated with each other and in a bilingual
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(1998), 789:American Homebrewers Association 727:A fragment of a myth known from 2157:Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave 2039:Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos (2005). 1782:"Enki and Ninhursaga, Part Two" 1510: 1445:Cavigneaux & Krebernik 1998 717:Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave 444:Associations with other deities 156:Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave 770:, is named after the goddess. 687: 582:, the goddess of prisons, and 1: 2149:Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird 1978:Sallaberger, Walther (2012). 1699:Fulton, Mariel (2021-06-20). 1546:. Leiden Boston: Brill STYX. 1542:Beaulieu, Paul-Alain (2003). 1397:Katz, Maytag & Civil 1991 1349:Katz, Maytag & Civil 1991 1301:Katz, Maytag & Civil 1991 798: 695:Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird 626: 422:. She is also attested in a 162:Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird 2105:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 1890:Lambert, Wilfred G. (2013). 1877:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 1858:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 1722:. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns. 1602:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 237: 134:, alongside deities such as 16:Mesopotamian goddess of beer 7: 2138:Hymn to Ninkasi (Ninkasi A) 2118: 2078:Verive, John (2013-08-16). 1949:Peterson, Jeremiah (2009). 1871:Krebernik, Manfred (2005), 1852:Krebernik, Manfred (1998), 177:Ninkasi's name, written in 10: 2595: 2045:Archiv für Orientforschung 1955:. Münster: Ugarit Verlag. 1917:Litke, Richard L. (1998). 1854:"Nin-kasi und Siraš/Siris" 1751:Archiv für Orientforschung 1718:George, Andrew R. (1993). 597:In the incantation series 490:, but in a version of the 292: 2510: 2462: 2371: 2295: 2254: 2243: 2209: 1892:Babylonian creation myths 1815:"Brewing an Ancient Beer" 1798:10.2143/bior.65.3.2033365 611:. A grouping of Ninkasi, 386:), Belet Ninua ("Lady of 367:, before the rise of the 88: 78: 64: 59: 51: 41: 33: 26: 21: 2579:Deities of wine and beer 758:, discovered in 1988 by 37:KAŠ.DIN.NAM (Kurunnītu?) 1745:Jursa, Michael (2001). 1572:Reading Sumerian Poetry 774:Ninkasi Brewing Company 456:, but according to the 448:Ninkasi's parents were 324:, she was worshiped in 172: 2569:Mesopotamian goddesses 1786:Bibliotheca Orientalis 1569:Black, Jeremy (1998). 764:Eugene Merle Shoemaker 672:is likely to refer to 2085:The Los Angeles Times 1644:Clayden, Tim (2014). 645:Old Babylonian period 557:Canonical Temple List 369:Neo-Babylonian Empire 341:Canonical Temple List 312:, the cult center of 299:Early Dynastic period 282:(attendant deity) of 2303:Dumuzid the Shepherd 760:Carolyn S. 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Index

Nippur
Enki
Ninti
Siraš
Ninmada
Mesopotamian goddess
beer
brewing
An = Anum
Weidner god list
Enlil
Ninimma
Ninmada
Nungal
Laṣ
Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave
Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird
cuneiform
Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie
Sumerian language
nin
Akkadian
Paul-Alain Beaulieu
Jeremy Black
Manfred Krebernik
de
wine
Ninmug
Ninshubur
sukkal

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