Ninura
Ninura (also romanized as Ninurra) was a Mesopotamian goddess associated with the state of Umma. She is only attested in sources from the third millennium BCE. Other goddesses replaced her in both of her major roles.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -1000
- Historical notes
- Attested in the third millennium BCE.
Relationships
- consort of
- Shara
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Ninura is only mentioned in sources from the third millennium BCE. The earliest attestations come from Early Dynastic Abu Salabikh, and include the Zame Hymns, a god list and a literary text. She was associated with Umma and territories surrounding it.”
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“Shara's original wife was the goddess Ninura, who was associated with the place name Ĝiša (GIŠ.KUŠU2), and in the Early Dynastic document referred to as the City Gazetteer in modern scholarship she is described as its "birthing mother" (ama-tu-da Ĝišaki).”
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