Merge from Mami goddess date May 2010 In Sumerian mythology , Ninhursag NIN. URSAG unicode MUNUSxT G.PAxG N or Ninkharsag ref King, L. W., Hall, H. R., History of Egypt Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the Light of Recent Discovery, p. 117, The Echo Library, 2008. ref ref http books.google.co.uk books?id jlx2UA63 C0C&q Jastrow, Morris., The religion of Babylonia and Assyria, Morris Jastrow, Ginn & Co., 1898. ref ref http books.google.co.uk books?id uTRhAAAAMAAJ&q Ninkharsag&dq Ninkharsag&hl en&ei gSF4TYiFGojQhAeDx WLBw&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 7&ved 0CD8Q6AEwBjgU Douglas Van Buren, Elizabeth., Clay figurines of Babylonia and Assyria, pp. 1, 19, 267, AMS Press, 1980. ref ref http books.google.co.uk books?id JqoXxwpzKGwC&q Ninkharsag&dq Ninkharsag&hl en&ei pB94Tc6CLoGZhQfFypmOBw ... of Sumer were nourished by Ninhursag s milk . She is typically depicted wearing a horned head dress ... her name was changed from Ninmah to Ninhursag by her son Ninurta in order to commemorate his creation ... to or an earlier form of Ninhursag. This may very well be the case, since some authorities .... As Ki, Ninhursag would be the mother of Enlil , whereas in other sources she is his sister. Some ... later became identified and merged with Ninhursag, and myths exist in which the name Ninhursag is not mentioned ... of Enki and Ninhursag, Ninhursag bore a daughter to Enki called Ninsar Lady Greenery . Through Enki ... Uttu, who was upset because he didn t care for her. Uttu, on her ancestress Ninhursag s advice ..., ate them, and became ill in eight organs of his body. Ninhursag cured him, taking the plants ... name for Ninhursag acts as a midwife whilst the mother goddess Nammu makes different kinds of human ... Category Earth goddesses Category Fertile Crescent ca Ninhursag cv de Nin ursanga el es Ninhursag fr Ninhursag ko it Ninhursag kk hu Ninhurszag nl Ninhursag ja no Ninhursag pl Ninhursag pt Ninhursag ru sv Ninhursag tr Ninhursag ... more details
Wictionary Aruru may refer to Aruru ,a surname of the Sumerian earth and fertility goddess Ninhursag . Aruruu , a character in the Japanese visual novel Utawarerumono . dab fr Aruru ... more details
In Sumerian mythology , Kabta is the deity god of pickaxe s and the shaping of brick s. He is one of the eight deities who were created by Ninhursag . His function is not to be confused with that of his brother, Mushdamma , the god of foundations and buildings. References Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002 MEast myth stub Category Mesopotamian deities ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2009 In Sumerian mythology , Mushdamma , the Great Builder of Enlil , is the deity god of buildings and foundations. He is one of the eight deities who were created by Ninhursag . His function is not to be confused with that of his brother, Kabta , the god of bricks. Category Mesopotamian deities MEast myth stub es Musdamma ... more details
Ninmena also Nin Me En is a Sumerian mythology Sumerian mother goddess , who probably become syncretised with Ninhursag . References Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002 Category Mesopotamian deities Category Mother goddesses ... more details
Mesopotamian myth 50 Uttu in Sumerian mythology is the goddess of weaving and clothing. She is both the child of Enki and Ninkur , and she bears seven new child trees from Enki, the eighth being the Ti Tree of Life , associated with the Rib . When Enki then ate Uttu s children, Ninhursag cursed him with eight wounds and disappears. Uttu in Sumerian means the woven and she was illustrated as a spider in a web. She is sometimes mistaken for Sumerian Utu , the male solar deity. Uttu in modern literature Author Anita Diamant tells the story of Uttu, the daughter of Nanna, god of the moon, and of Ninhursag, the mother of the plains, through Bilhah, the wife of Laban, in her book The Red Tent . References Diamant, A. 1997 . The red tent pp. 79 80 . New York St. Martin s Press. Category Mesopotamian deities Category Crafts goddesses MEast myth stub es Uttu eu Uttu ko ... more details
Mesopotamian myth 50 Unreferenced date May 2009 In Sumerian mythology , Ninsar from Nin Lady, Sar Green ery is the goddess of plants. Daughter of Ninhursag and Enki . Mother of Ninkurra by Enki Also known as Ninki Lady Earth , Ninmah, Ninmu, Nin shar MEast myth stub Category Mesopotamian deities Category Nature goddesses es Ninsar eu Ninsar ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Shul pa e youthful radiance is an astral and fertility god in Sumerian mythology . He is identified as the personification of the planet Jupiter Fact date May 2009 and, in one list, is the consort of the mother goddess Ninhursag . References Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002 DEFAULTSORT Shu Pa E Category Mesopotamian deities Category Stellar gods Category Fertility gods MEast myth stub ... more details
Merge to Ninhursag date May 2010 Mesopotamian myth Babylon Mami is a goddess in the Babylon ian epic Atra Hasis and in other creation legends. She was probably synonymous with Ninhursag . She was involved in the creation of humankind from clay and blood. As Nintu legends states she pinched off fourteen pieces of primordial clay which she formed into womb deities, seven on the left and seven on the right with a brick between them, who produced the first seven pairs of human embryos. She may have become Belet Ili Mistress of the Gods when, at Enki s suggestion, the gods slew one amongst themselves and used that god s blood and flesh, mixed with clay, to create humankind. Also known as Belet ili , or Nintu . Alternative forms of her name include Mama and Mammitum . References Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002 Category Mesopotamian deities Category Creator goddesses MEast myth stub ca Nintu es Nintu eu Nintu ko hr Nintu nl Mami pt Mami deusa sh Nintu ... more details
Not to be confused with Kish Sumer Kesh was an ancient Sumer ian city and religious site, whose patron goddess was Ninhursag . Its location is uncertain some of the possible sites put forth include Al Ubaid , near Ur , or Tell al Wilayah near Adab or Abu Salabikh . Robert D. Biggs suggested it could have just been a variation in the spelling of Kish . ref name Biggs http related.springerprotocols.com lp de gruyter an archaic sumerian version of the kesh temple hymn from tell ab al b UDU6yHuFgR Biggs, Robert D., Zeitschrift f r Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische, Arch ologie , Volume 61 2 , de Gruyter Jan 1, 1971 Springerprotocols ref There is a famous Kesh temple hymn http etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk cgi bin etcsl.cgi?text t.4.80.2 about Ninhursag s temple in Kesh, where she is called Nintud. The goddess Nisaba appears as the temple s caretaker and decision maker. References Reflist coord missing Iraq Category Sumerian cities Category Former populated places in Iraq AncientNearEast stub NEast archaeology stub Iraq geo stub ca Keshi pl Kesz ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Otheruses File NIN beltu Cuneiform.svg thumb Cuneiform character beltu belit B lit is a form of the Akkadian language word beltu or beltum meaning lady, mistress as used in noun compounds it appears in titles of goddesses, such as b lit ili lady of the gods , an Akkadian title of Ninhursag . The word b lit appears in Greek form as Beltis , considered to be the name of the wife of the god Bel mythology B l . DEFAULTSORT Belit Category Mesopotamian deities Category Ancient Semitic religions Lit char stub ca Belit es Belit ... more details
Ninazu in Sumerian mythology was a god of the underworld, and of healing. He was the son of Enlil and Ninlil or, in alternative traditions, of Ereshkigal and Gugalana , and was the father of Ningiszida . In the text Enki and Ninhursag he was described as the consort of Ninsutu , one of the deities born to relieve the illness of Enki. Ninazu was the patron deity of the city of Eshnunna until he was superseded by Tispak. He had sanctuaries were the E sikul and E kurma . Unlike his close relative Nergal , he was generally benevolent. References Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002 External links http www.gatewaystobabylon.com myths texts retellings enkininhur.htm GatewaystoBabylon.com Category Mesopotamian deities Category Tutelary Category Underworld gods Category Health gods MEast myth stub cs Ninazu de Ninazu es Ninazu fr Ninazu hu Ninazu nl Ninazu pl Ninazu ru fi Ninazu ... more details
Mesopotamian myth heroes Ngeshtin ana is a minor goddess in Sumerian mythology , the so called heavenly grape vine . The sister of Dumuzi and consort of Ningisida , she is involved in the account of Dumuzi trying to escape his fate at the hands of Inana and Ereshkigal . In her house he is changed into a gazelle before being caught and transported to the underworld. In sumerian mythology She is the daughter of Enki and Ninhursag . When Dumuzi died, Geshtinanna lamentated days and nights. After her death, she became the goddess of wine and cold seasons. She is a divine poet and interpreter of dreams. References Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002 MEast myth stub Category Mesopotamian deities fr Geshtinanna ko it Geshtinanna nl Ge tinana tr Ge tinanna ... more details
Wictionary Arura or aroura Greek language Greek , is a Homeric Greek ref Iliad 11.68 ref word with original meaning arable land , derived from the verb aro , plough . ref http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper text?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.04.0057 3Aentry 3Da 29ro 2Fw , Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek English Lexicon , on Perseus ref The word was also used generally for earth, land and father land and in plural to describe corn lands and fields. ref http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper text?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.04.0057 3Aentry 3Da 29 2Froura , Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek English Lexicon , on Perseus ref The term arura was also used to describe a measure of land in ancient Egypt similar in manner to the acre , a square of 100 Egyptian cubits each way. ref http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper text?doc Hdt. 2.168&fromdoc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.01.0125 Herodotus, 2.168 , on Perseus ref This measures 2700m or 2 3 of an acre. ref http www.reshafim.org.il ad egypt economy wages and prices.htm. note 1. ref The oldest attested form of the word is the Mycenaean language Mycenaean Greek a ro u ra , written in Linear B syllabic script, originally meant plough . ref http www.palaeolexicon.com default.aspx?static 12&wid 220 Palaeolexicon , Word study tool of ancient languages ref Other uses Ninhursag Aruru is a surname of the Sumerian history Sumerian earth and fertility goddess Ninhursag . Arura , a Palestine Palestinian village in the northern West Bank . References reflist Category Greek words and phrases et Aroura ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2006 File B118ellst.png thumb Cuneiform TI sign Portal Ancient Near East Cuneiform TI or T L Borger 2003 nr. Unicode U 122FE Unicode & x122FE has the main meaning of life when used ideographically. The written sign developed from the drawing of an arrow, since the words meaning arrow and life were pronounced similarly in the Sumerian language. With the determinative UZU flesh, meat , sup UZU sup TI, it means rib . This homophony is exploited in the myth of Ninti ERE NIN .TI lady of life or lady of the rib , created by Ninhursag to cure the ailing Enki . Since Eve is called mother of life in Book of Genesis Genesis , together with her being taken from Adam s Lang he tsela side, rib , the story of Adam and Eve has sometimes been considered to derive from that of Ninti. In Akkadian orthography, the sign has the syllabic values di or i , in Hittite ti , di or te . DEFAULTSORT Ti Cuneiform Category Sumerian words and phrases Category Akkadian language ... more details
mergefrom Nazi god date January 2011 Mesopotamian myth 50 In Sumerian mythology, Nanshe was the daughter of Enki her father and Ninhursag her mother . Her functions as a goddess were varied. She was a goddess of social justice, prophecy, fertility and fishing. Like her father, she was heavily associated with water. She held dominion over the Persian Gulf and all the animals within. Her seat of power was the Sirara temple, located in the city of Nina. Mythology Birth of Nanshe Nanshe s birth is described in the Sumerian myth Enki and Ninhursag. In the tale, Enki consumes several forbidden plants under the protection of his wife. In retaliation, Ninhursag places a curse on him. Enki soon becomes crippled with ailments, and the gods are left helpless. Enlil , the powerful sky god, manages to ease Ninhursag s anger after sending a fox , a sacred animal of Ninhursag, to speak with her. She then returns to Enki s side and lifts the curse. To heal Enki, Ninhursag gives birth to several healing gods. Nanshe referred to as Nazi in the original myth was meant to heal her father s neck. At the conclusion of the myth, she is betrothed to the god Nindara. The World Order Nanshe s father, Enki, was later tasked with organizing the world and assigning every god a function. Nanshe was assigned dominion over the Persian Gulf, on which floated her father s awe inspiring sea shrine. As a secondary function, she was to ensure than shipments of fish reached the mainland. When heading onto the mainland, she sailed by barge from the Gulf. She had a strong connection with wildlife, especially birds and bats. In one hymn, she converses with raven s and pelican s, among other species. The Goddess of Social Justice During the time of Gudea 2144 2124 BC , many hymns to Nanshe appeared showing her in an elevated position in the pantheon. She was the widely worshiped goddess of social justice. She nurtured orphans, provided for widows, gave advice to those in debt, and took in refugees from war ... more details
of the text deals with Ninhursag , described by Bendt and Westenholz as the older sister of Enlil ... a sacred marriage between Anu An and Ninhursag during which heaven and earth touch. Piotr Michalowski ... goddess , Ninhursag, the sister of Enlil and planted the seed of seven twins of deities in her ... reads Enlil s older sister with Ninhursag he had intercourse he kissed her the semen of seven twins ... conducted by Enki in the later myth Enki and Ninhursag for suggesting the same parties acting also ... the text were later recycled in the much later Bible biblical Book of Genesis . He describes Ninhursag ... more details
gamos or sacred marriage with Ki Ninhursag the Earth see below . His symbols included a goat and a fish ... and Ninhursag and the Creation of Life and Sickness The cosmogenic myth common in Sumeria was that of the hieros ... came together as male and female to give birth to the cosmos. In the epic Enki and Ninhursag , Enki ... and having fertilised his consort Ninhursag , also known as Ki or Earth, after Nine days ..., ...like good butter, gave birth to Ninsar , Lady Greenery . When Ninhursag left him, as Water Lord .... Upset about Enki s reputation, Uttu consults Ninhursag, who, upset at the promiscuous wayward ..., the home of Enki. In another version of this myth Ninhursag takes Enki s semen from Uttu s womb ... with swellings. The fox then asks Enlil King of the Gods, If i bring Ninhursag before thee, what shall be my reward? Ninhursag s sacred fox then fetches the goddess. Ninhursag relents and takes Enki ..., Enshagag for the Limbs. The last one, Ninti Lady Rib , is also a pun on Lady Life, a title of Ninhursag .... It also counsels balance and responsibility, nothing to excess. Ninti, the title of Ninhursag, also ... the clay Thou, do thou bring the limbs into existence Ninmah the Earth mother goddess Ninhursag, his ... history, nothing definite is known except that his temple was also associated with Ninhursag ... gamos or sacred marriage of Enki and Ninhursag above , which seems an etiology etiological myth of the fertilisation ... from the earliest to the latest period of Babylonian Assyrian history. The consort of Ea, known as Ninhursag ...?text t.1.1.1&charenc j Enki and Ninhursag http etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk cgi bin etcsl.cgi?text t.1.1.2 ... more details
Gilgamesh Serbian language Serbian Gilgame is an opera in three acts by Rudolf Brucci . The libretto by Arsenije Arsa Milo evi is based on the Sumer ian Epic of Gilgamesh . It premiered on November 2, 1986 Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad . Roles Gilgamesh , a Sumerian king baritone Enkidu , his friend and brother tenor Priestess at the temple of Ishtar soprano Rishat, Gilgamesh s mother mezzo soprano Ishtar , Sumerian goddess of love and fertility mezzo soprano Siduri Sabitu, guardian of entrance to the Garden of Gods soprano Ninhursag Aruru , Sumerian goddess of creation soprano Utnapishtim , Gilgamesh s ancestor Bass voice type bass Utnapishtim s wife mezzo soprano Hunter Ur Shanabi Utnapishtim s Sailor tenor First priest tenor Second priest bass Anu , sky god Ea Babylonian god Ea , god of water and wisdom Shamash , Sun god bass Scorpion Man male voice speaking role Scorpion Woman female voice speaking role Humbaba , a demon robot Snake dancer People of Uruk , Soldiers, Guard, Priests, Priestesses, virgins in service of Ishtar, dancers Sources Basso, Alberto 1996 . Musica in scena storia dello spettacolo musicale , Volume 3, p. 457. UTET. ISBN 8802049394 it Radovi , Branka 2005 . http www.doiserbia.nb.rs Article.aspx?id 1450 98140505153R Two orients in Rudolf Bruci s opera Gilgamesh . Muzikologija , Issue 5, pp. 153 165 in Serbian with English summary Ziolkowski, Eric September 2007 . http www.thefreelibrary.com An ancient newcomer to modern culture. a0168586666 An ancient newcomer to modern culture . World Literature Today External links b sr Libretto of Gilgamesh in Serbian at sr.wikibooks.org Category Operas by Rudolf Brucci Category Operas Category Serbian language operas Category Epic of Gilgamesh Category 1986 operas Category Works based on literature Category Operas based on literature opera stub hr Gilgame opera sr ... more details
Cuneiform KI Borger 2003 nr. 737 Unicode U 121A0 cuneiform & x121A0 is the sign for earth . It is also read as GI sub 5 sub , GUNNI KI.NE hearth , KARA KI.KAL.BAD encampment, army , KISLA KI.UD threshing floor or steath, and SUR sub 7 sub KI.GAG . In Akkadian orthography, it functions as a determiner for toponyms and has the syllabic values gi , ge , qi , and qe . As an earth goddess in Sumerian mythology , Ki was the chief consort of Anu An , the sky god. In some legends Citation needed date April 2007 Ki and An were brother and sister, being the offspring of Anshar Sky Pivot and Kishar Earth Pivot , earlier personifications of heaven and earth. By her consort Anu, Ki gave birth to the Anunnaki , the most prominent of these deities being Enlil , god of the air. According to legends, heaven and earth were once inseparable until Enlil was born Enlil cleaved heaven and earth in two. An carried away heaven. Ki, in company with Enlil, took the earth. Some authorities question whether Ki was regarded as a deity since there is no evidence of a Cult religion cult and the name appears only in a limited number of Sumerian creation texts. Samuel Noah Kramer identifies Ki with the Sumerian mother goddess Ninhursag and claims that they were originally the same figure. She later developed into the Babylonian and Akkadian goddess Antu goddess Antu Citation needed date April 2007 , consort of the god Anu from Sumerian An mythology An . References reflist Michael Jordan, Jordan is correct acc. to Kyle Cathie Encyclopedia of Gods , Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002 DEFAULTSORT Ki Category Mesopotamian deities Category Earth goddesses Category Underworld goddesses bg ca Ki hr Ki hu Ki istenn ja pl Ki bogini ro Ki zeitate sh Ki Writingsystem stub ... more details
In Babylonian religion, Belit Ilani was a title described as meaning mistress of the gods and the name of the evening star of desire . It has been associated with Ninlil and Astarte and has been found inscribed on portrait s of a woman blessing a suckling child with her right hand. ref name Monaghan2009 cite book author Patricia Monaghan title Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines url http books.google.com books?id 8zHxlL8my YC&pg PA63 accessdate 2 June 2011 date 18 December 2009 publisher ABC CLIO isbn 9780313349898 pages 63 ref Theophilus G. Pinches noted that Belit Ilani or Nnlil or had seven different names such as Nintud, Ninhursag , Ninmah, etc for seven different localities in ancient Sumer . ref name England 1911 cite book author Society of Biblical Arch ology London, England title Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, Volume 33, Pl. XI year 1911 publisher Society of Biblical Arch ology ref ref name Babylonian liturgies Sumerian texts from the early period and from the library of Ashurbanipal cite book title Babylonian liturgies Sumerian texts from the early period and from the library of Ashurbanipal, p. 87 url http books.google.com books?id Xdy5QAAACAAJ accessdate 2 June 2011 year 1913 publisher Geushner ref References Reflist MEast myth stub Category Mesopotamian deities Category Fertile Crescent ... more details
Mesopotamian myth 7 In Sumerian mythology Sumerian religion, Acgi , A gi or Asgi was the warrior son of Nintud another name for Ninlil or Ninhursag . ref name BlackBlack2006 cite book author1 Jeremy A. Black author2 Jeremy Black author3 Graham Cunningham coauthors Eleanor Robson title The Literature of Ancient Sumer url http books.google.com books?id a1W2mTtGVV4C&pg PA325 accessdate 2 June 2011 date 13 April 2006 publisher Oxford University Press isbn 9780199296330 pages 325 ref ref name ETCSL http etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk cgi bin etcsl.cgi?text t.4.80.2 The Ke temple hymn., Black, J.A., Cunningham, G., Robson, E., and Z lyomi, G., The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature, Oxford 1998 . ref The Kesh temple hymn describes his birth cquote Will anyone else bring forth something as great as Kesh? Will any other mother ever give birth to someone as great as its hero Acgi? Who has ever seen anyone as great as its lady Nintud?. ref cite book author Victor Hurowitz title I have built you an exalted house temple building in the Bible in the light of Mesopotamian and North West semitic writings url http books.google.com books?id qajrNB 7kGMC&pg PA66 accessdate 2 June 2011 date 1 June 1992 publisher Continuum International Publishing Group isbn 9781850752820 pages 66 ref References Reflist MEast myth stub Category Mesopotamian deities Category Fertile Crescent ... more details
Infobox artefact name Copper Bull image File British Museum Copper Bull.JPG 220px alt Statue of a bull image caption The Copper Bull on display material Copper size Length 60.96 cm br Height 60.96 cm writing created 2600 BCE discovered 1923 by Leonard Woolley Sir Leonard Woolley location British Museum , London id ME 116740 registration British Museum db 1924,0920.1 id 371400 The Copper Bull is a sculpture in copper found near the ancient Sumer ian city of Ur , now in southern Iraq , by Leonard Woolley Sir Leonard Woolley in 1923. The sculpture, which dates from about 2600 BCE, is now in the British Museum . ref name bm Discovery The sculpture was found with a number of other artifacts at the base of a foundation in Tell al Ubaid which is close to the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq. ref name bm http www.britishmuseum.org explore highlights highlight objects me c copper figure of a bull.aspx Copper figure of a bull , British Museum, accessed July 2010 ref The sculpture was found by Leonard Woolley who was working jointly for the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the British Museum . ref name atm http www.archaeology.org 0003 abstracts museum.html Ellen Herscher, At the Museums Wonders of Ur , Archeology , Volume 53 Number 2, March April 2000, retrieved July 2010 ref The foundation which hid the sculpture was a platform made from brick and mud which had originally supported a temple to the goddess Ninhursag . The bull sculpture had been crushed by the falling masonry of the damaged temple. Woolley found similar models of bulls but only this and one other were recovered in an intact state. Ninhursag was a goddess of the pastures, so it is appropriate that cows should be found around her temple it was said that her milk sustained the kings. Construction The sculpture had been made by first making a wooden model of a bull. This had then been coated with bitumen . The parts of the bull were made in sections. ref name Schauensee htt ... more details
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