Bau

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Mesopotamian goddess healing goddess

Bau is a Mesopotamian goddess primarily associated with healing, protection, and the city of Lagash.

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Label Occurrences
Bau canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian goddess ⓘ
healing goddess ⓘ
associatedSymbol dog ⓘ
associatedWith city of Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ
healing ⓘ
protection ⓘ
royal inscriptions of Lagash ⓘ
culture Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
epithet good lady ⓘ
lady who restores life ⓘ
physician of the land ⓘ
equatedWith Gula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ninisina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ninkarrak NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nintinugga NERFINISHED ⓘ
function granting life ⓘ
healing of humans ⓘ
protection of kings ⓘ
warding off disease ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasTemple Egalgasu in Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ
temples in Girsu ⓘ
languageOfName Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorCultCenter Girsu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn inscriptions of Gudea of Lagash ⓘ
nameVariant Baba NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bawu NERFINISHED ⓘ
offeringType dogs as healing symbols ⓘ
parentOf Igalim NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shulshaga NERFINISHED ⓘ
other minor deities of Lagash ⓘ
patronDeityOf Girsu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ
region southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInMythology benevolent healer ⓘ
protector of the weak ⓘ
spouse Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ninurta NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshipedBy Akkadians NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sumerians NERFINISHED ⓘ
people of Lagash ⓘ
worshipPeriod Akkadian period ⓘ
Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ur III period NERFINISHED ⓘ
later Mesopotamian periods ⓘ

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Lagash → majorDeity → Bau ⓘ