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Ninhursag
In
Sumerian mythology,
Ninhursag ( Ninḫursag) or
Ninkharsag was a
mother goddess of the mountains, and one of the seven great deities of
Sumer. She is principally a fertility goddess. Temple hymn sources identify her as the 'true and great lady of heaven' (possibly in relation to her standing on the mountain) and kings of Sumer were 'nourished by Ninhursag's milk'. Her hair is sometimes depicted in an omega shape, and she at times wears a horned head-dress and tiered skirt, often with bow cases at her shoulders, and not infrequently carries a mace or baton surmounted by an
omega motif or a derivation, sometimes accompanied by a lion cub on a leash. She is the
tutelary deity to several Sumerian leaders.
Ninhursag
Noun
1. the great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu
(synonym) Ninkhursag, Ninkharsag
(hypernym) Semitic deity
(classification) Sumer
Ninhursag
[Mesopotamian] "Queen of the Mountain". The Sumerian earth and mother-goddess, and a goddess of fertility who created all vegetation. She is the consort of the supreme god Enki (and is as such identified with Damgalnunna). Ninhursag is one of the oldest members of the Sumerian pantheon and has prestigious titles such as 'mother of the gods' and 'mother of all children'. She is also called Nintu, "lady of bearth", and Ki, the earth. She was the tutelary deity of the Sumerian rulers, who styled themselves "children of Ninhursag". Ninhursag ensures fertile fields, but when she cursed her husband for his incestuous affairs (with the plants she gave birth to) and his descend into the underworld, the earth became barren. Only when the hastily assembled gods managed to mollify her, the earth became fertile again and the cycle of the seasons was instituted. A temple of Ninhursag was excavated near Tell Harriri (the ancient Mari) in Syria, near the Iraquian border.
