Nanshe

E770332
Mesopotamian goddess deity

Nanshe is a Mesopotamian goddess associated primarily with social justice, divination, and the protection of the vulnerable.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nanshe canonical 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian goddess ⓘ
deity ⓘ
associatedWith divination ⓘ
dreams ⓘ
fair weights and measures ⓘ
justice ⓘ
omens ⓘ
orphans ⓘ
protection of the vulnerable ⓘ
refugees ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
the poor ⓘ
widows ⓘ
culture Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sumerian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
domain divination ⓘ
protection ⓘ
social order ⓘ
epithet goddess of social justice ⓘ
lady of divination ⓘ
protector of the weak ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
knownFrom Mesopotamian god lists ⓘ
Sumerian hymns ⓘ
administrative and cultic texts ⓘ
majorCultCenter Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nina NERFINISHED ⓘ
pantheon Sumerian pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ
region southern Mesopotamia ⓘ
relative Enki NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nisaba NERFINISHED ⓘ
relativeType daughter of Enki (in many traditions) ⓘ
religiousFunction ensuring honesty in trade ⓘ
overseeing just behavior of officials ⓘ
receiving petitions from the needy ⓘ
role interpreter of dreams and omens ⓘ
judge of human affairs ⓘ
protector of the disenfranchised ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence care for the weak ⓘ
protection of the oppressed ⓘ
regulation of economic fairness ⓘ
timePeriod Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Old Babylonian period (continued worship) NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshipPlace Lagash region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nina (city) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sirara (region or cult center) NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lagash → majorDeity → Nanshe ⓘ
Gudea → worshippedDeity → Nanshe ⓘ
Enki → child → Nanshe ⓘ