Nin-UM
Nin-UM is a goddess (reading and meaning of the second sign are unknown). In one of the Early Dynastic Zame Hymns she is identified with Inanna of Zabalam, and might have been the original deity of this city. Nin-UM also shows affinity with the god of Der, Ištaran.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -2300
- Historical notes
- Attested in Early Dynastic period.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Inanna of Zabalam
- aspect of
- Inanna
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Joan Goodnick Westenholz concluded that the tutelary goddess of Zabalam most likely initially had distinct character from Inanna. She proposed that the goddess Nin-UM (reading and meaning of the second sign are unknown), who in one of the Early Dynastic Zame Hymns is identified with Inanna of Zabalam, might have been the original deity of this city. Nin-UM also shows affinity with the god of Der, Ištaran.”
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“Joan Goodnick Westenholz proposed that a goddess identified by the name Nin-UM (reading and meaning uncertain), associated with Ishtaran in a zame hymn, was the original identity of Inanna of Zabalam.”
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