Ninmah
Ninmah ("great lady") was one of the most common epithets of Ninhursag alongside Dingirmah. Like Dingirmah, Ninmah was initially an epithet of Ninhursag who later developed into a separate goddess at the end of the Early Dynastic period. In Lagash, King Entemena built a temple that was at first dedicated to Ninhursag, and then rededicated to Ninmah.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Fara and pre-Sargonian Lagash.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ningirsu, Gula, Pabilsag, Abu, Nanna, Ninazu, Ninlil, Ig-alima, Šul-šagana, Enbilulu, Ea, Girra, Birdu, Turtle, Bēlet-ilī, Nintur, Lisin, Ashgi, Panigingarra, Nin-dingir-re-e-ne, Ninmena, Mama, Lillu, Inanna, Enlil, Nergal, Zababa, Bau, Asag, An, Shara, Anzû, Enki, Adad, Šulpae
- parent of
- Ninurta
- manifested by
- Ninhursag
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Ninmah ("great lady") was one of the most common epithets of Ninhursag alongside Dingirmah. The name was already attested in Fara and pre-Sargonian Lagash, and primarily occurred in liturgical and literary texts. An Akkadian form, Ereshmah (written syllabically as e-re-eš-ma-aḫ), was attested at Ugarit”
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“the last legible portion of the account is a lamentation from Ninurta's mother Ninmah, who seems to be considering finding a substitute for her son.”
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“In the Nippur god list, Šulpae is followed by Ninhursag and eight other goddesses of similar character: Nin-dingir-re-e-ne, Ninmah, Nintur, Ninmena, Aruru, Dingirmaḫ, Mama (not to be confused with Mammitum) and Belet-ili”
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