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Ninkharsag

Ninkharsag is the alternative form of Ninhursag.

Meaning of Ninhursag

Proper noun

Ninhursag

  1. (Sumerian mythology) 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...
    Synonyms:
    Damgalnuna, Ninmah

Questions about Ninkharsag

What is Ninkharsag the alternative form of?
Ninkharsag is the alternative form of Ninhursag.

Words near Ninkharsag in the dictionary

  1. ninjatō
  2. ninjette
  3. ninjettes
  4. ninjitsu
  5. ninjutsu
  6. Ninkharsag
  7. Ninlil
  8. Ninneman
  9. Ninnemans
  10. ninnery
  11. ninnies

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