Ninpumuna

deity underworld Mesopotamian single tradition · 2

Ninpumuna was a Mesopotamian goddess associated with salt springs. It is assumed she was also an underworld deity. She is only attested in a handful of texts from the Ur III period from Ur and Puzrish-Dagan, in which she can appear alongside deities such as Ninazu and Ningishzida.

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When

First attested: 2100 BCE
Attested period: -2100 – -2000
Historical notes: Attested in texts from the Ur III period (c. 2100-2000 BCE) from Ur and Puzrish-Dagan.

Relationships

co occurs with: Bitu, Amar-Sin, Ningirida, Alla-gula, Shamash, Inanna, Gilgamesh, Allatum, Belet-Šuḫnir, Bau, Ninshubur, Ninsun, Geshtinanna, Haya, Meslamtaea, Azimua
allied with: Ningishzida, Ninazu, Ninazimua, Alla, Alammuš, Ninurima

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“Ninpumuna, die Herrin des Salzbrunnens... The Role of the Saĝĝa in Ur III Based on the Puzriš-Dagān Texts... Sumerian Funerary Rituals in Context... cultic calendars of the ancient Near East”
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“He was also venerated in Ur, where he appears in offering lists alongside Ninazu, Ningirida, Ningishzida, Azimua and Ninpumuna.”
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