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1817: 1960:, referred to here as his mother. He receives help forming the body of men and women from Ninmah as well as her seven servants, the birth goddesses. Once man is finished the group has a banquet, where Enki and Ninmah drink beer and the other gods praise Enki's greatness. In the second half, Ninmah creates seven humans with illnesses and disabilities, for whom Enki finds places in society. Enki then creates an individual so damaged that Ninmah cannot find a place for them, resulting in her losing the competition. She then complains that Enki has driven her away from her home. The ending of the text is not well understood (due to damage on the tablet), but is likely Enki consoling Ninmah and possibly finding a place for the human he made. 1829: 59: 1841: 1853: 4819: 261: 1776:
eating plants on opposite sides of the face. There is another group of five animals under the nose, which are suspected to be birds. In a frieze recovered from the same Mari temple, two stags flank an Igmud-eagle, the symbol of her son Ninurta. There are a number of other images with this eagle as well (such as the vase in the gallery below), where deer, ibexes or gazelles are present to represent Ninhursag.
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praising Ningirsu (epithet of Ninurta) describes him as having been born by a mountain range. She had a connection to the wild animals, particularly deer, who dwell on or around the mountains. Stags appear in façade on the walls of her temples, as well as in works containing the lion headed eagle, a
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as "the midwife who suckled them". From the third Early Dynastic Period and onward, the most common Ninhursag epithets emphasize her as the supreme "mother of the world". This term of mother, Julia Asher-Greve and Joan Westenholz argue, was analogous to the generic 'father' used for gods such as Anu
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Another symbol of hers was Deer, both male and female. Studies on a plaque from Mari have identified the stone as being a representation of her. The stone likely represents both a face and the naked female form. A notable feature of the plaque is the area below the 'nose area' where ten stags stand
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An inscribed door socket was found at an unexcavated mound on the Adaim river near where it meets the Tigris river, Khara'ib Ghdairife. It read "Manistusu, king of Kis, builder of the temple of the goddess Ninhursaga in HA.A KI. Whoever removes this tablet, may Ninhursaga and Samas uproot his seed
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As evidenced by the large number of names, epithets, and areas of worship associated with her cult, Ninhursag's function in religion had many different aspects and shifted notably over time. Ninhursag was not the tutelary goddess of any major city, her cult presence being attested first in smaller
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The text containing this myth has been recovered on tablets from varying locations. The primary two making up the translation are from the Old Babylonian period and were recovered from Nippur. A third tablet from this period was also found containing an extract of the middle of the myth as well.
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due to Šulpae being sparsely attested in sources from this city from the third millennium BCE, and was only viewed as her son in later periods. Paniĝinĝarra could appear alongside his mother in sources such as greeting formulas in letters. Although Ninhursag was generally identified as Lisin's
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Her chief herald was the god Urumaš, and four additional deities who served as heralds were included in her entourage. Saparnuna was the herald of Kesh, Engal-DU.DU and Nimgir-Kurra were the heralds of the underworld, and Lugaligipirig was the herald of Adab. Six deities named Saĝšutašubšuba,
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She and her other names could also appear in ritual incantations for a variety of functions, some of which include Damgalnunna to protect from evil demons, and Ninhursaga and Nintur in birth related incantation. As Ninmah she has appeared occasionally in medical texts, such as one from
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that he will bring Ninhursag back to cure him; in exchange Enlil promises to erect two birch trees for the fox in his city, and to give the creature fame. The fox is able to retrieve Ninhursag, and she then cures Enki, giving birth to eight minor deities from his ailing body parts.
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shape and at times wearing a horned head-dress and tiered skirt. In a rectangular framed plaque from pre-Sargonic Girsu, the goddess seated upon "scale like" mountains is determined to be Ninhursag. Here she wears a crown that is more flat without horns, and has hair in an
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as a narrative can be separated into two distinct parts, the first being the birth of mankind, and the second a competition between the two spouses. The first half of this text recounts Enki creating the first humans at the behest of
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Dingirmah ("great goddess") was a very common epithet of Ninhursag. In older literature, the name was transcribed as Mah, but the correct reading was confirmed through the existence of a syllabically written Emesal form, Dimmermah.
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like shape. In another depiction, she is seated upon mountains and also has a mountain on her horned crown. Here she wears a tiered robe. She was identified as the female figure standing behind her son Ninurta on a fragment of the
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and Enki, and therefore transcends the biological concept of motherhood. Later in the Neo-Sumerian Period she became more associated with the physical process of birth. (i.e. her offerings including umbilical cord cutters). In the
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Theories posit that, in earlier times, Ninhursag was the highest ranking female deity, but was later displaced from that status by Ninlil, before the Old Babylonian period where she was syncretized with other birthing goddesses.
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some posit a decline in her worship, as she loses her high status as part of the four supreme deities of the pantheon. However Westenholz posits that her cult continued to be relevant but shifted function, as she became
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She had a documented role in Sumerian kingship ideology. The first known royal votive gift, recovered from Kiš, was donated by a king referring to himself as ‘beloved son of Ninḫursaĝa'. Votive objects dedicated to her
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god list, which listed her alongside Ninhursag, Ninmah, Aruru and Nintur. It is uncertain whether these were all regarded as variant names for the same goddess or different goddesses with similar functions.
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and other myths as well. Some Sumerian sources identify her as both Enlil's wife and sister, likely to rectify earlier traditions where she was Enlil's spouse, before later traditions had the goddess
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which describes a ritual and offerings to be performed for the goddess in order to cure bedwetting. It is suggested that her role in performing healing connects to that of her healing Enki in
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epic, Ninhursag under the name Bēlet-ilī or Mami speaks in support of Ninurta her son, and is given the epithet "The Mistress of All Gods". In another myth involving her son,
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Detail on the En-temena vase - the stags here likely represent Ninhursag, with the lions greeting them in a friendly way by licking their cheeks, rather than attacking them.
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Like Dingirmah, Ninmah was initially an epithet of Ninhursag who later developed into a separate goddess at the end of the Early Dynastic period. In Lagash, King
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a creation myth wherein the two deities compete to create humans. She is referenced or makes brief appearances in others as well, most notably as the mother of
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towns and villages. It is possible that she was viewed originally more as a nurturing than a birth goddess. Another theory posits that, along with the goddess
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She could also be understood not simply as affiliated with mountains, but as a personification of mountain (or earth) as well. One text in Sumerian, the
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in Mari. However, it has also been proposed that the name Ninhursag in documents from Mari should be understood as a logographic writing of the name
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symbol of Ninurta. One composition, a dedication of Ninhursag's Kes temple, mentions deer, bison, and wild goats in connection to the building.
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god list, Ninhursag was assigned sixteen additional children besides Paniĝinĝarra, Lillu, Ashgi, and Lisin, named Atugula, Atutur, NIN.LA
1046: 5160: 1388:, Ninmah was labeled separately from Ninhursag as the "Bēlet-ilī of the Emaḫ temple" in an enumeration of seven goddesses of birth. 1442:, describes the creation of the seasons as a result of the copulation of Ninhursag (the earth) and Enlil. Another temple hymn from 3491: 174:, NIG-gumaḫa, Burukaš, Zarzaru, Zurmuzarmu, Nin-BUR.SAL, Šazumaḫ, Ušumšasu, Naĝaršaga, Anmea, Amaea, UR-guru, Urra, and Amaniranna 4520: 1906:
by Kramer). Ninsar matures quickly, and after Enki spots her walking along the bank, sleeps with her, resulting in a daughter,
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which presumably originated in southern Mesopotamia, DIĜIR.MAḪ (Bēlet-ilī) was equated with an Amorite deity named ʔAṯeratum (
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Although she was originally an epithet of Ninhursag, Dingirmah eventually developed into a separate goddess at the end of the
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Ninmah ("great lady") was one of the most common epithets of Ninhursag alongside Dingirmah. The name was already attested in
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Nintur was another name assigned to Ninhursag as a birth goddess, though sometimes she was a separate goddess entirely.
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Ninhursag in her mother/birth aspects was also likely affiliated with a group of seven minor goddesses known as the
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KA.NI-šu-KID.DU.DU, Adgigi, Gudub, Ekurabsa, and Nin-Aruru (not to be confused with Aruru) were designated as her
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A temple dedicated to Dingirmah, the E-maḫ, was built in Adab by a local ruler. Another temple was built at
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which contains the complete text (although some passages on the tablet are broken), and another from
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According to the 'Ninurta's Exploits' myth, her name was changed from Ninmah to Ninhursag by her son
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during his series of excavations at various sites around the city, built presumably by a King
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mother, at least one text equated them with each other instead. According to the god list
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as his wife instead. After this change Ninhursag was reassigned as Enlil's elder sister.
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Ninhursag was commonly depicted seated upon or near mountains, her hair sometimes in an
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to assist in fashioning humankind from clay alongside their mistress, and are listed as
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is generally accepted to be the same goddess as Egime, because NIN was glossed as
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Ninhursag's parentage and ancestry is not described in any known texts. In the
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There was also a bilingual (Sumerian and Akkadian) version in the library of
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This is the fragment of the Vulture Stele that (likely) contains Ninhursag.
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Deities who were regarded as the children of Ninhursag and Šulpae include
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describing her dealings with Enki resulting from his sexual exploits, and
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the logographic writing NIN.HUR.SAG.GA was used to represent the name of
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Mari temple frieze: containing symbols of Ninhursag and her son Ninurta.
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According to Johanna Stuckey, her symbol, resembling the Greek letter
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name. In this birth aspect, she is called by the kings of
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Possibly included among the original mother goddesses was
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Enki was portrayed as Ninhursag's consort in the myth
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The Image of the Netherworld in the Sumerian Sources
3914:"Enki and Ninhursanga Part One, The story of Dilmun" 3618: 3294: 3261: 3212: 3197: 2979: 2950: 2699: 2438: 1556:(𒇲) is believed to have been derived from ME (𒈨). 3606: 3490:Asher-Greve, Julia M.; Westenholz, Joan G. (2013). 3282: 3187: 3185: 3183: 3181: 3139: 2938: 2926: 2899: 2836: 2818: 2794: 2770: 2669: 2420: 2333: 2168: 1161:Ninhursag means "lady of the sacred mountain" from 3521: 2994: 2261: 2156: 3619:Cavigneaux, Antoine; Krebernik, Manfred (1998a), 1462: 1320:(though this proposal was met with criticism) or 1130:were "nourished by Ninhursag's milk". She is the 5127: 4658:(2). Presses Universitaires de France: 107–118. 3607:Cavigneaux, Antoine; Krebernik, Manfred (1998), 3178: 4652:Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale 4407:"Untersuchungen zum Pantheon von Adab im 3. Jt" 3793:Revue d'assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale 3790: 3704:"Enki and Ninhursag: The Trickster in Paradise" 3036: 3024: 1594:, Enki instead refers to Ninmah as his sister. 1270:The mother goddess had many epithets including 4404: 4036: 3748: 3424:"The West Hurrian Pantheon and Its Background" 3312: 3255: 3172: 2720: 2186: 1786:, has been depicted in art from approximately 1663:Ninhursag was considered to be similar to the 35: 4759: 4729:Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature 4718:Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature 3426:. In Collins, B. J.; Michalowski, P. (eds.). 1264:, “true wife”), the consort of the god Enki. 1040: 4648:"The Messenger, Lulil and Cult of the Dead" 4249: 4164: 4037:Kramer, Samuel N.; Albright, W. F. (1945). 3133: 3121: 3109: 3097: 3085: 3070: 3055: 2752: 2606: 2594: 2577: 2565: 2553: 2288: 2088: 1487:Ninhursag's most well attested consort was 4766: 4752: 4336:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 2127:https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ninhursag 1922:Comparisons between this myth and that of 1122:. She is known earliest as a nurturing or 1047: 1033: 57: 4466:. Ithaca, N.Y: Cornell University Press. 4354:. New Haven: Yale Babylonian Collection. 4098: 4079: 3888: 2863: 2735: 2450: 2351: 2109: 1790:, although more generally from the early 4230: 4201: 4027: 3855: 3827: 3769: 3749:Edwardes, Marian; Spence, Lewis (2003). 2988: 2764: 2315: 2303: 2249: 2138: 1482: 4461: 4376: 4303: 4284: 4182: 4135: 4117: 3874: 3701: 3683: 3671: 3428:Beyond Hatti: a tribute to Gary Beckman 3396: 3337: 3300: 3276: 3221: 3206: 3145: 3012: 2973: 2893: 2788: 2693: 2663: 2150: 1746:, rather than the Mesopotamian goddess 14: 5128: 4773: 4490:"Middle Babylonian An = Anum god list" 4443: 4208:(in German). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. 3972:"Sumerian Funerary Rituals in Context" 3649: 3452: 3421: 3364: 3000: 2956: 2851: 2339: 2225: 4747: 4344: 3752:Dictionary of Non-Classical Mythology 3587: 3557: 3530: 2944: 2932: 2905: 2824: 2812: 2705: 2426: 2174: 1868: 1440:Disputation between Summer and Winter 4687:"Muttergöttin A. I. In Mesopotamien" 4082:"Muttergöttin A. I. In Mesopotamien" 4000: 3969: 3930: 3911: 3630: 3288: 3191: 2800: 2776: 2678: 2162: 2023:Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia) 1738:in this context the name designated 1300:, who was the goddess of Bitin near 4739:Temple of Ninmah in ancient Babylon 1606:god list, Dingirmah was assigned a 24: 4582: 4521:"The song of the hoe: translation" 2262:Black, Green & Rickards (1992) 2010:As Ninhursaga, she had temples in 1937: 275:Religions of the ancient Near East 259: 25: 5172: 4705: 4502:"Enki and Ninhursag: translation" 4250:Steinkeller, Piotr (2019-01-01). 4028:King, L. W.; Hall, H. R. (2008). 3382:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 3161:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2619:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2539:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2520:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2505:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2490:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2475:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2463:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2415:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2403:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2391:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2364:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2328:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2277:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2238:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 2199:Asher-Greve & Westenholz 2013 1879:have been uncovered. One is from 1612:("divine vizier") named Ekigara. 1114:of the mountains, and one of the 4817: 4039:"Enki and Ninḫursag: A Sumerian" 2439:Cavigneaux & Krebernik 1998a 1851: 1839: 1827: 1815: 167:, Egime, and Lillu (with Šulpae) 4595:The Literature of Ancient Sumer 4567:Mesopotamian Medicine and Magic 4405:Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos (2005). 3933:"Enki and Ninhursaga, Part Two" 3834:, Wipf & Stock Publishers, 3708:Journal of Near Eastern Studies 3564:The Literature of Ancient Sumer 3402: 2837:Cavigneaux & Krebernik 1998 2650:Mesopotamian Medicine and Magic 2635:Mesopotamian Medicine and Magic 1810:rather than Ninhursag as well. 1567:as his wife, and the mother of 1176:. She had many names including 981:Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta 4544:"Enki and Ninmah: translation" 3875:Kağnıcı, Gökhan (2018-01-01). 3461:. Akademie Verlag. p. 1. 3414: 2115: 1970:Ninhursag appears in the text 1753: 1742:, the goddess also known from 1463:Association with other deities 1250:(great wife of the prince) or 1137:Her most well known myths are 13: 1: 4136:Metcalf, Christopher (2015). 3702:Dickson, Keith (2007-01-01). 3459:Diversity and Standardization 3242:https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk 2062: 1658: 1597: 1134:to several Sumerian leaders. 5161:Characters in the Enūma Eliš 4691:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 4527:. 2009-04-02. Archived from 4237:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 4189:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 4171:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 4124:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 4118:Lambert, Wilfred G. (1972), 4105:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 4086:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 3690:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 3678:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 3625:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 3613:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 3588:Budge, E. A. Wallis (2003). 2187:Edwardes & Spence (2003) 2067: 1926:are common. As suggested by 1863: 1077: 7: 4685:Krebernik, Manfred (1997). 4623:. Bethesda, MD: CDL Press. 4598:. Oxford University Press. 4446:"ELAM vi. Elamite religion" 4289:. Carolina Academic Press. 4287:Ancient Cities of the Indus 4183:Schuler, Einar von (1965), 4165:Michalowski, Piotr (1987), 4142:. Oxford University Press. 4099:Krebernik, Manfred (2005), 4080:Krebernik, Manfred (1997), 4005:. Bethesda, MD: CDL Press. 3974:. In Laneri, Nicola (ed.). 3856:Jacobsen, Thorkild (1976). 3828:Jacobsen, Thorkild (2008), 3657:. Oxford University Press. 3590:Babylonian Life and History 3567:. Oxford University Press. 3535:. Bethesda, MD: CDL Press. 3430:. Atlanta: Lockwood Press. 3037:George & Krebernik 2022 3025:George & Krebernik 2022 2040: 1391: 1327: 184:and other early traditions) 128:and other early traditions) 47:Mother goddess, goddess of 10: 5177: 4494:www.oracc.museum.upenn.edu 4411:Archiv für Orientforschung 4345:Litke, Richard L. (1998). 3770:Garrison, Mark A. (2007), 3313:Kramer & Albright 1945 3256:Kramer & Albright 1945 3173:Kramer & Albright 1945 2919:www.oracc.museum.upenn.edu 2037:and destroy his progeny." 2001: 1902:in the ETCSL translation, 1563:, she was associated with 1304:rather than Nagar (modern 1259: 1209: 1067: 36: 5082: 5034: 4943: 4867: 4826: 4815: 4781: 4548:www-etcsl.orient.ox.ac.uk 4525:www-etcsl.orient.ox.ac.uk 4506:www-etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk 4462:Woolley, Leonard (1982). 4444:Vallat, François (2012), 4377:Stuckey, Johanna (2006). 4306:Babylonian creation myths 4285:Possehl, Gregory (1979). 4231:Schwemer, Daniel (2008), 4202:Schwemer, Daniel (2001). 3949:10.2143/BIOR.65.3.2033365 3931:Katz, Dina (2008-01-01). 3912:Katz, Dina (2010-05-09). 3860:. Yale University Press. 3351:www-etcsl.orient.ox.ac.uk 2880:www-etcsl.orient.ox.ac.uk 2129:. Accessed 28 April 2022. 1990:Damkina is the mother of 1963: 1467: 1386:Archive of Mystic Heptads 1357: 1087:), sometimes transcribed 264:Chaos Monster and Sun God 226: 216: 206: 196: 191: 149: 109: 91: 86: 78: 56: 45: 32: 4308:. Winona Lake, Indiana. 3755:. Kessinger Publishing. 3631:Clay, Albert T. (1997). 3592:. Kessinger Publishing. 3453:Archi, Alfonso (2013b). 3422:Archi, Alfonso (2013a). 138:through syncretism with 4304:Lambert, W. G. (2013). 4264:10.2307/j.ctv1q26s9t.50 3672:Ebeling, Erich (1928), 3467:10.1524/9783050057576.1 2123:Encyclopedia Britannica 1427:name were recovered in 1220:(mistress of the gods, 1156: 69:impression depicting a 51:, mountains, and rulers 5141:Mesopotamian goddesses 3937:Bibliotheca Orientalis 3890:10.18513/egetid.502714 3684:Delnero, Paul (2013), 2139:King & Hall (2008) 2017:A temple of hers from 265: 3805:10.3917/assy.116.0113 3799:(1). CAIRN: 113–166. 1794:. It appears on some 1770:Stele of the Vultures 1717:Old Babylonian period 1483:Consorts and children 1433:Early Dynastic Period 1412:Old Babylonian Period 1338:Early Dynastic period 385:Seven gods who decree 263: 253:Mesopotamian religion 4875:Dumuzid the Shepherd 4450:Encyclopædia Iranica 1792:second millennium BC 1723:), but according to 1531:Lulil and his sister 1354:by King Ipiq-Ištar. 908:Seven-headed serpent 847:Spirits and monsters 5136:Fertility goddesses 4868:Other major deities 4646:Katz, Dina (1999). 4619:Katz, Dina (2003). 4389:(4). Archived from 4032:. The Echo Library. 4001:Katz, Dina (2003). 3970:Katz, Dina (2007). 2721:Such-Gutiérrez 2005 2306:, pp. 404–405. 2264:, pp. 56f, 75. 2027:Sir Leonard Woolley 1875:Two full copies of 1552:, while the sign LA 1384:In a text known as 1274:or 'womb goddess', 1186:("Lady of Birth"); 1116:seven great deities 783:Demigods and heroes 447:Other major deities 227:Ugaritic equivalent 5151:Mountain goddesses 4775:Sumerian mythology 4713:Enki and Ninhursag 3505:10.5167/uzh-135436 2896:, p. 341–342. 2839:, p. 451–452. 2441:, p. 462–463. 1985:Ninurta's Exploits 1973:Creator of the Hoe 1892:Enki and Ninhursag 1877:Enki and Ninhursag 1870:Enki and Ninhursag 1678:In Old Babylonian 1655:, and Ninniginna. 1584:Enki and Ninhursag 1457:Enki and Ninhursag 1366:and pre-Sargonian 1139:Enki and Ninhursag 1107:, was the ancient 266: 217:Hittite equivalent 197:Elamite equivalent 136:Enki and Ninhursag 71:vegetation goddess 5123: 5122: 4782:Primordial beings 4605:978-0-19-929633-0 4361:978-0-9667495-0-2 4315:978-1-57506-861-9 4215:978-3-447-04456-1 3985:978-1-885923-50-9 3664:978-0-19-283589-5 3651:Dalley, Stephanie 3574:978-0-19-929633-0 3514:978-3-7278-1738-0 3476:978-3-05-005757-6 3437:978-1-937040-11-6 2025:was excavated by 1729:Manfred Krebernik 1180:("Great Queen"); 1124:fertility goddess 1057: 1056: 995:Epic of Gilgamesh 340:Primordial beings 236: 235: 207:Syrian equivalent 82:Omega-like symbol 16:(Redirected from 5168: 5156:Tutelary deities 5146:Mother goddesses 5035:Demons, spirits, 4821: 4768: 4761: 4754: 4745: 4744: 4701: 4699: 4698: 4681: 4679: 4678: 4642: 4615: 4613: 4612: 4590:Black, Jeremy A. 4577: 4575: 4574: 4558: 4556: 4555: 4539: 4537: 4536: 4516: 4514: 4513: 4497: 4485: 4458: 4457: 4456: 4440: 4438: 4437: 4401: 4399: 4398: 4373: 4353: 4341: 4335: 4327: 4300: 4281: 4279: 4278: 4246: 4245: 4244: 4227: 4198: 4197: 4196: 4179: 4178: 4177: 4161: 4132: 4131: 4130: 4114: 4113: 4112: 4095: 4094: 4093: 4076: 4074: 4073: 4051:10.2307/20062705 4033: 4024: 3997: 3966: 3964: 3963: 3927: 3925: 3924: 3908: 3906: 3905: 3892: 3871: 3852: 3824: 3787: 3786: 3785: 3776: 3766: 3745: 3743: 3742: 3698: 3697: 3696: 3680: 3668: 3646: 3627: 3615: 3603: 3584: 3582: 3581: 3559:Black, Jeremy A. 3554: 3527: 3518: 3498: 3486: 3484: 3483: 3449: 3409: 3406: 3400: 3394: 3385: 3379: 3368: 3362: 3356: 3347: 3341: 3335: 3316: 3310: 3304: 3298: 3292: 3286: 3280: 3274: 3259: 3253: 3247: 3238: 3225: 3219: 3210: 3204: 3195: 3189: 3176: 3170: 3164: 3158: 3149: 3143: 3137: 3134:Steinkeller 2019 3131: 3125: 3122:Steinkeller 2019 3119: 3113: 3110:Steinkeller 2019 3107: 3101: 3098:Steinkeller 2019 3095: 3089: 3086:Steinkeller 2019 3083: 3074: 3071:Steinkeller 2019 3068: 3059: 3056:Steinkeller 2019 3053: 3040: 3034: 3028: 3022: 3016: 3010: 3004: 2998: 2992: 2986: 2977: 2971: 2960: 2954: 2948: 2942: 2936: 2930: 2924: 2915: 2909: 2903: 2897: 2891: 2885: 2876: 2867: 2861: 2855: 2849: 2840: 2834: 2828: 2822: 2816: 2815:, p. 78–82. 2810: 2804: 2798: 2792: 2786: 2780: 2774: 2768: 2762: 2756: 2753:Michalowski 1987 2750: 2739: 2733: 2724: 2718: 2709: 2703: 2697: 2691: 2682: 2676: 2667: 2661: 2655: 2646: 2640: 2631: 2622: 2616: 2610: 2607:Steinkeller 2019 2604: 2598: 2595:Steinkeller 2019 2592: 2581: 2578:Steinkeller 2019 2575: 2569: 2566:Steinkeller 2019 2563: 2557: 2554:Steinkeller 2019 2551: 2542: 2536: 2523: 2517: 2508: 2502: 2493: 2487: 2478: 2472: 2466: 2460: 2454: 2448: 2442: 2436: 2430: 2424: 2418: 2412: 2406: 2400: 2394: 2388: 2367: 2361: 2355: 2349: 2343: 2337: 2331: 2325: 2319: 2313: 2307: 2301: 2292: 2289:Steinkeller 2019 2286: 2280: 2274: 2265: 2259: 2253: 2247: 2241: 2235: 2229: 2223: 2202: 2196: 2190: 2184: 2178: 2172: 2166: 2160: 2154: 2148: 2142: 2136: 2130: 2119: 2113: 2107: 2092: 2089:Steinkeller 2019 2086: 1855: 1843: 1831: 1819: 1737: 1725:Andrew R. George 1498:Kesh Temple Hymn 1431:, dating to the 1263: 1262: 1213: 1212: 1099:, also known as 1086: 1071: 1070: 1049: 1042: 1035: 888:Kuli-ana/Mermaid 277: 238: 237: 61: 41: 40: 39: 30: 29: 27:Sumerian goddess 21: 5176: 5175: 5171: 5170: 5169: 5167: 5166: 5165: 5126: 5125: 5124: 5119: 5078: 5036: 5030: 4939: 4863: 4827:Primary deities 4822: 4813: 4777: 4772: 4724:Enki and Ninmah 4708: 4696: 4694: 4684: 4676: 4674: 4645: 4631: 4618: 4610: 4608: 4606: 4588: 4585: 4583:Further reading 4580: 4572: 4570: 4553: 4551: 4534: 4532: 4511: 4509: 4474: 4454: 4452: 4435: 4433: 4396: 4394: 4362: 4351: 4329: 4328: 4316: 4297: 4276: 4274: 4242: 4240: 4216: 4194: 4192: 4175: 4173: 4150: 4128: 4126: 4110: 4108: 4091: 4089: 4071: 4069: 4013: 3986: 3961: 3959: 3922: 3920: 3903: 3901: 3868: 3842: 3783: 3781: 3774: 3763: 3740: 3738: 3694: 3692: 3665: 3643: 3600: 3579: 3577: 3575: 3543: 3515: 3496: 3481: 3479: 3477: 3438: 3417: 3412: 3407: 3403: 3395: 3388: 3380: 3371: 3363: 3359: 3348: 3344: 3336: 3319: 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Book Tree. 3634: 3629: 3626: 3622: 3617: 3614: 3610: 3605: 3601: 3595: 3591: 3586: 3576: 3570: 3566: 3565: 3560: 3556: 3552: 3548: 3544: 3542:1-883053-83-8 3538: 3534: 3529: 3525: 3520: 3516: 3510: 3506: 3502: 3495: 3494: 3488: 3478: 3472: 3468: 3464: 3460: 3456: 3451: 3447: 3443: 3439: 3433: 3429: 3425: 3420: 3419: 3405: 3398: 3393: 3391: 3383: 3378: 3376: 3374: 3366: 3365:Dalley (1998) 3361: 3354: 3352: 3346: 3339: 3334: 3332: 3330: 3328: 3326: 3324: 3322: 3314: 3309: 3302: 3297: 3290: 3285: 3278: 3273: 3271: 3269: 3267: 3265: 3257: 3252: 3245: 3243: 3237: 3235: 3233: 3231: 3223: 3218: 3216: 3208: 3203: 3201: 3193: 3188: 3186: 3184: 3182: 3174: 3169: 3162: 3157: 3155: 3147: 3142: 3135: 3130: 3123: 3118: 3111: 3106: 3099: 3094: 3087: 3082: 3080: 3072: 3067: 3065: 3057: 3052: 3050: 3048: 3046: 3038: 3033: 3026: 3021: 3014: 3009: 3002: 2997: 2990: 2989:Garrison 2007 2985: 2983: 2975: 2970: 2968: 2966: 2959:, p. 14. 2958: 2953: 2947:, p. 73. 2946: 2941: 2935:, p. 77. 2934: 2929: 2922: 2920: 2914: 2908:, p. 76. 2907: 2902: 2895: 2890: 2883: 2881: 2875: 2873: 2865: 2860: 2853: 2852:Dalley (1998) 2848: 2846: 2838: 2833: 2827:, p. 79. 2826: 2821: 2814: 2809: 2802: 2797: 2790: 2785: 2778: 2773: 2767:, p. 30. 2766: 2765:Jacobsen 2008 2761: 2754: 2749: 2747: 2745: 2737: 2732: 2730: 2722: 2717: 2715: 2707: 2702: 2695: 2690: 2688: 2680: 2675: 2673: 2666:, p. 69. 2665: 2660: 2653: 2651: 2645: 2638: 2636: 2630: 2628: 2620: 2615: 2608: 2603: 2596: 2591: 2589: 2587: 2579: 2574: 2567: 2562: 2555: 2550: 2548: 2540: 2535: 2533: 2531: 2529: 2521: 2516: 2514: 2506: 2501: 2499: 2491: 2486: 2484: 2477:, p. 72. 2476: 2471: 2464: 2459: 2452: 2447: 2440: 2435: 2429:, p. 42. 2428: 2423: 2417:, p. 60. 2416: 2411: 2405:, p. 87. 2404: 2399: 2393:, p. 59. 2392: 2387: 2385: 2383: 2381: 2379: 2377: 2375: 2373: 2366:, p. 73. 2365: 2360: 2353: 2348: 2341: 2336: 2330:, p. 71. 2329: 2324: 2317: 2316:Schwemer 2008 2312: 2305: 2304:Schwemer 2001 2300: 2298: 2290: 2285: 2278: 2273: 2271: 2263: 2258: 2251: 2246: 2240:, p. 51. 2239: 2234: 2227: 2226:Dalley (1998) 2222: 2220: 2218: 2216: 2214: 2212: 2210: 2208: 2200: 2195: 2188: 2183: 2176: 2171: 2164: 2159: 2152: 2147: 2140: 2135: 2128: 2124: 2118: 2111: 2106: 2104: 2102: 2100: 2098: 2090: 2085: 2083: 2081: 2079: 2077: 2072: 2058: 2055: 2053: 2050: 2048: 2045: 2044: 2038: 2034: 2032: 2028: 2024: 2020: 2015: 2013: 2008: 1999: 1997: 1993: 1988: 1986: 1982: 1977: 1975: 1974: 1966: 1961: 1959: 1954: 1950: 1948: 1940: 1935: 1933: 1929: 1928:Samuel Kramer 1925: 1920: 1917: 1913: 1909: 1905: 1901: 1897: 1893: 1888: 1886: 1882: 1878: 1871: 1854: 1849: 1842: 1837: 1830: 1825: 1818: 1813: 1812: 1811: 1809: 1805: 1801: 1797: 1793: 1789: 1785: 1782: 1777: 1773: 1771: 1766: 1761: 1751: 1749: 1745: 1741: 1735: 1730: 1726: 1722: 1718: 1714: 1710: 1705: 1703: 1700: 1696: 1691: 1689: 1685: 1681: 1676: 1674: 1670: 1666: 1656: 1654: 1650: 1646: 1642: 1638: 1634: 1630: 1626: 1621: 1619: 1613: 1611: 1610: 1605: 1595: 1593: 1589: 1585: 1580: 1578: 1574: 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Index

Nintur
fertility

Akkadian
cylinder seal
vegetation goddess
Enlil
Enki
Adad
Šulpae
Enlil
Lagash
Enki
Damgalnuna
Ashgi
Panigingarra
Lisin
Ninšar
Ninurta
Lagash
Kiririsha
Shalash
Ḫannaḫanna
Athirat
a series
Ancient
Mesopotamian religion

Chaos Monster and Sun God
Religions of the ancient Near East
Anatolia
Ancient Egypt

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