Nin-MAR.KI

deity single tradition · 2

Nin-MAR.KI is the daughter of Nanshe. It is assumed that Dumuzi-abzu might have been especially closely connected with her.

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When

First attested: 3000 BCE
Attested period: -3000 – 0
Historical notes: Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.

Relationships

co occurs with: Ninmug, Lugalurub, Ishum, Asalluhi, Ningishzida, Nina, Hendursaga, Ningirima, Shul-utula, Ningal, Nammu, Damgalnuna, Haya, Ningublaga, Ištaran, Inanna, Ninshubur, Gatumdug, Dumuzi-abzu, Anu, Utu, Nergal, Ninhursag, Bau, Igalim, Shulshaga, Enki, Ningirsu, Sin, Enlil, Nisaba
child of: Nanshe, Nindara

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“She is mentioned in a curse formula of Gudea of Lagash, inscribed on one of his statues. She is the second to last deity mentioned, appearing after Nin-MAR.KI and before the king's personal god Ningishzida. Other deities invoked in it are Anu, Enlil, Ninhursag, Enki, Sin, Ningirsu, Nanshe, Nindara, Gatumdug, Bau, Inanna, Utu, Hendursaga, Igalim and Shulshaga.”
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“Their daughter was the goddess Nin-MAR.KI. Walther Sallaberger notes she had much in common with her mother, for example the location of their respective cult centers (Gu'abba and Nina), the use of birds as symbols of them both in art, and the connection to the sea.”
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