Nisaba
Nisaba is a deity present in the local pantheon of the north of modern Syria.
↻ synthesized from 8 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Nubandag, Ningirsu, Nanshe, Dumuzi-abzu, Nin-MAR.KI, Hendursaga, Nindara, Ningishzida, Shul-utula, Damgalnuna, Ningublaga, Ištaran, Ninkarrak, Ilaba, Manzat, Shullat, Hanish, Umshu, dšu-nir, Dumuzi, Ningirima, Enmesharra, Apantu, Mišaru, almanu, Sebitti, Tašme-zikru, Geshtinanna, Ninshubur, Ninisina, Gula, Ninsun, Nungal, Birtum, Manungal, Ninegal, Bēlet-balāṭi, Ninimma, Ninlil, Ereshkigal, Ninsar, Suen, Mandanu, Ninkasi, Ennugi, Gā'u, Kusu, Ninmada, Gugalanna, Kubaba, Sin, Enki, Nergal, Ninurta, Shamash, Annunitum, Ninhursag, Dagan, Ištar, Nanaya, Adad, Shala, Allani, Šauška, Enlil, Anu, Inanna, Marduk
- aspect of
- Išḫara
- consort of
- Haya
- manifests as
- Nanibgal
- syncretized with
- Nanibgal
Mentioned by
- Kubaba
- Sin
- Enki
- Nergal
- Ninurta
- Shamash
- Annunitum
- Ninhursag
- Dagan
- Ištar
- Nanaya
- Adad
- Shala
- Allani
- Šauška
- Enlil
and 3 more
Sources
Source passages
“Kubabat she appears in sources from Kanesh. Piotr Taracha notes that the presence of deities such as her, Nisaba and Išḫara in the local pantheon and the absence of Hattian ones shows that the religion of the city was influenced by traditions of southern Anatolia, northern Syria and Mesopotamia.”
#9822 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Additional members of the pantheon mentioned in association with her in hymns include Nisaba, Haya, Ningublaga, Ningishzida and Ištaran, though in the case of the last two the context in which they appear is unclear.”
#11223 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“A curse accompanying this inscription invokes Ilaba alongside a large number of other deities, such as Sin, Nergal, Ninkarrak, Ninhursag and Nisaba.”
#11718 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“relying on the fact that the name of Nisaba, the Mesopotamian goddess of writing, could simply be understood as "grain" too.”
#26048 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In the last case she is equated with Nisaba, but the reasons behind this connection remain uncertain, and it might depend only on the use of the theonym ME.ME as a logogram to represent both of these names. Winters argues that this connection might reflect their shared association with wisdom, relying on the characterization of Ishara in Hurrian Song of Release.”
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