Ninkar
deity sky Mesopotamian single tradition · 1
Ninkar (from kár, "to light up") was one of the names of Aya according to An = Anum and initially referred to a separate deity, presumably considered to be the goddess of daylight. A temple dedicated to Ninkar existed in Lagash. In texts from Ebla, the name Ninkar may refer to the spouse of a sun deity.
When
- First attested
- 2600 BCE
- Attested period
- -2600 – -2100
- Historical notes
- Earliest sources from Early Dynastic period (Abu Salabikh); later variant dnin-kár(-ra) first attested in Ur III period.
Relationships
- aspect of
- Aya
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Ninkar or Ninkara (from kár, "to light up") was one of the names of Aya according to An = Anum (tablet III, line 126). However, this theonym initially referred to a separate deity, presumably considered to be the goddess of daylight.”
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