-
Damkina (Sumerian: 𒀭𒁮𒆠𒈾, “true wife”), the
consort of the god Enki.
Nintur was
another name ****igned to
Ninhursag as a
birth goddess,
though sometimes...
- the
fragment from Ur). The
surviving portion begins with a
monologue from
Nintur, the
goddess who
birthed mankind,
where she
calls humans from a vagrant...
- of the four
goddesses described as ama, "mother", the
other three being Nintur (a
goddess of birth),
Ninisina and Bau. It is
possible that
Ninlil could...
- scorpion's tail. Pabilsaĝ 's
parents were Enlil, the head of the pantheon, and
Nintur, in this
context to be
identified as the wife of the former, Ninlil. An...
- ("Mistress of the
mountain ranges"), also
known as Damgalnuna, Ninmah,
Nintur and Aruru, was the
Mesopotamian mother goddess. Her
primary functions were...
-
Cylinder seal
inscribed "Queen
Nintur, wife of Mesannepadda" (
Nintur ereš, dam Mesannepada).
Royal Cemetery at Ur....
- sign
similar but not
identical to NUN is used to
write it. 19 Kesh
Nintur Nintur,
whose name
might mean "mistress
divine birth hut", is
referred to with...
- grain. In
addition to her
primary role, she
could be
invoked alongside Nintur to stop post-natal bleeding. It is
possible that in art,
Ashnan was depicted...
- to
refer to a
single deity. It
could be
treated as an
alternate name of
Nintur, "mistress birth-hut," who was
initially a
fully distinct goddess, as attested...
-
eight other goddesses of
similar character: Nin-dingir-re-e-ne, Ninmah,
Nintur, Ninmena, Aruru, Dingirmaḫ, Mama (not to be
confused with Mammitum) and...
