Ninhursag
Ninhursag proper noun: the Sumerian earth and mother goddess, one of the seven great deities of Sumer.
Proper noun
Ninhursag
- The Sumerian earth and mother goddess, one of the seven great deities of Sumer.
- 1963 [Penguin Books], S. H. Hooke, Middle Eastern Mythology, 2004, Dover Publications, page 33,
The protagonists are the god Enki, the water-god, and the goddess Ninhursag, the earth-mother. […] The Myth goes on to relate that from the union of Enki and Ninhursag is born Ninsar, or Ninmu, the... - In six texts of this corpus the goddess Ninḫursag appears, and of these six texts, only one records an issue exclusively for the goddess,¹⁷¹ the other issues are for Ninḫursag with other goddesses or with Dagan, the only male god to accompany her in any of the documents.2003, Lluís Feliu, translated by Wilfred G. E. Watson, The God Dagan in Bronze Age Syria, BRILL, page 91
- Synonyms:
- Damgalnuna, Ninmah
- 1963 [Penguin Books], S. H. Hooke, Middle Eastern Mythology, 2004, Dover Publications, page 33,
Synonyms of Ninhursag
- Damgalnuna
- Ninmah
Forms of Ninhursag
| alternative form | Ninḫarsag |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Ninḫursaĝ |
| alternative form | Ninḫursaĝa |
Origin of Ninhursag
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕 (Ninḫursaĝ).
Questions about Ninhursag
- What does Ninhursag mean?
- Ninhursag means the Sumerian earth and mother goddess, one of the seven great deities of Sumer.
- What part of speech is Ninhursag?
- Ninhursag is a proper noun.
Words near Ninhursag in the dictionary
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