Nammu
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Nammu is a primordial Sumerian mother goddess associated with the creation of the world and the birth of the gods.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian goddess
ⓘ
mother goddess ⓘ primordial deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apsu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
birth of the gods ⓘ creation of the world ⓘ primordial waters ⓘ |
| category |
Mesopotamian deities
ⓘ
creator goddesses ⓘ water deities ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | origin of heaven and earth ⓘ |
| cosmicStatus | primordial mother ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equatedWith | Tiamat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
cosmic ocean
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ motherhood ⓘ |
| influenced | later Mesopotamian goddess concepts ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mesopotamian mythological texts
ⓘ
Sumerian creation myths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalPeriod | primeval time ⓘ |
| parentOf |
An
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | no earlier gods ⓘ |
| role |
creator deity
ⓘ
mother of gods ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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