| LC control no. | sh2010014350 |
|---|---|
| Topical heading | Ninhursag (Sumerian deity) |
| Variant(s) | Aruru (Sumerian deity) Belet-Ili (Sumerian deity) Belit (Sumerian deity) Belit-Illi (Sumerian deity) Beltis (Sumerian deity) Damkina (Sumerian deity) Dingirmakh (Sumerian deity) Mami (Sumerian deity) Mamma (Sumerian deity) Nin-hursag (Sumerian deity) Ninhursaga (Sumerian deity) Ninki (Sumerian deity) Ninlil (Sumerian deity) Ninlin (Sumerian deity) Ninmah (Sumerian deity) Ninmakh (Sumerian deity) Nintu (Sumerian deity) Nintur (Sumerian deity) |
| See also | Goddesses, Sumerian |
| Found in | Work cat.: Kramer, S. N. Enki and Ninhŭrsag : a Sumerian "paradise" myth, 1945 Britannica online, Nov. 30, 2010: (Ninhursag; also spelled Ninhursaga in Sumerian; Belit-lil in Akkadian; other names include: Dingirmakh, Ninmakh, Aruru, and Nintur) Bloomsbury dictionary of myth online via Credo reference, Nov. 30, 2010 Ninhursaga (eldest child and first consort of the sky-god An in Mesopotamian myth; a form of Mother Earth; called Aruru; Belit-illi; Belitis; Nintur; Ninki; Ninlil; Damkina) Encyclopedia mythica online via Credo reference, Nov. 30, 2010: Belet-Ili (the Sumerian goddess of the womb) Nintu (a Mesopotamian goddess; an aspect of Belet-Ili, mother of gods) Beltis (Greek rendering of Belit, an appelation of Ninlin/Ninhursag) themystica.org website, Oct. 25, 2010 (Ninhursaga, one of seven great deities of Sumer; she was worshipped from about 3500 BC to 1750 BC; a fertility goddess; name changed from Ninmah by her son; Ninhursaga possessed many more synonyms or titles) Wikipedia, Oct. 26, 2010 Ninhursag (Nin-hursag means "lady of the mountain"; she had many names including Ninmah (Great Queen); Nintu (Lady of Birth); Mamma or Mami (mother); Aruru (meaning unknown); Belet-Ili (lady of the gods, Akkadian); according to legend her name was changed from Ninmah to Ninhursag by her son Ninurta) |
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