Damgalnuna
deity single tradition · 2
Damgalnuna was the wife of Enki. She is regarded as the mother of Nanshe.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 0
- Historical notes
- Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Haya, Ningublaga, Ištaran, Urash, Sin, Enlil, Nisaba, Ningirsu, Dumuzi-abzu, Nin-MAR.KI, Hendursaga, Nindara, Ningishzida, Shul-utula, Marduk, Anu
- consort of
- Enki
- parent of
- Nanshe
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Like other deities considered to be major members of the Mesopotamian pantheon, Nanshe was believed to have various relatives, as well as a divine court. Enki was regarded as her father, while her mother was his wife Damgalnuna. The text inscribed on the Gudea cylinders calls her the "daughter of Eridu".”
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“Johandi suggests that the god Martu who appeared together with Enki and Damgalnuna in the Ur III period could possibly refer instead to the similarly named Marduk who is otherwise missing in Ur III documentation, as Martu is later attested to have a different parentage (Anu and Urash) and Marduk is later considered the son of Enki/Ea”
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