Mami
deity single tradition · 3
Mami is linked to the cult of a great mother goddess.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 0
- Historical notes
- Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Ninegina
- co occurs with
- Pessinuntica, the Idaean Mother, Dingirmah, Mamitu, Mammītu, Iqbi-damiq, Ḫussinni, Tadmuštum, Ipte-bita, Belet-eanni, Gazbaba, Katunna, Silluš-tab, Šubula, Zarriqum, Mannu-šāninšu, Larsam-iti, Urkitum, An, Inanna, Cybele, Ma, Nanna, Tammuz, Agdistis, Hannahannah, Innini, Ištar, Enki, Lases, Bēlet-ilī, Kanisurra, Ninki
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“He links Ishtar, Tammuz, Innini, Ma (Cappadocia), Mami, Dingir-Mah, Cybele, Agdistis, Pessinuntica and the Idaean Mother to the cult of a great mother goddess.”
#20702 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“As the short form of her name is homophonous with Mami, a goddess of birth or "divine midwife", some researchers treat them as one deity. However, while in theophoric names with elements such as ma-ma the identification of the deity invoked is not always possible, they are kept apart in ancient Mesopotamian god lists”
#37099 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“daughters of Ebabbar from Sippar (Mami and Ninegina)”
#37317 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001