Nammu
deity single tradition · 1
Nammu is a deity who, according to Wolfgang Heimpel, appears together with Nanshe commonly in sources postdating the Ur III period. A late expository text equates Nammu and Nanshe with Apsu. Wilfred G. Lambert notes Nammu was apparently understood as a male deity and perhaps Nanshe's husband by the author, despite usually being female.
When
- First attested
- 2500 BCE
- Attested period
- -2500 – -1500
- Historical notes
- Attested from the Ur III period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ara, Enki, Ningirsu, Dumuzi-abzu, Nin-MAR.KI, Hendursaga, Nindara, Ningirima, Shul-utula, Ningal
- syncretized with
- Apsu
- consort of
- Nanshe
- allied with
- Nanshe
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Another deity she could be paired with was Nammu. According to Wolfgang Heimpel, they appear together commonly in sources postdating the Ur III period.”
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