Nintu
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Nintu is a Mesopotamian mother goddess associated with childbirth, creation, and the formation of humankind.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian goddess
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fertility deity ⓘ mother goddess ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Belet-ili
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Mami NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninmah NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintud NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Atrahasis myth
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ⓘ
Enki and Ninmah NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamian creation myths ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Anu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enki NERFINISHED ⓘ Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ other mother goddesses of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
childbirth
ⓘ
creation ⓘ fertility ⓘ formation of humankind ⓘ midwifery ⓘ |
| category |
Mesopotamian mother goddesses
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creator deities ⓘ fertility goddesses ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divineDomain |
gestation
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human reproduction ⓘ labor and delivery ⓘ |
| epithet |
birth goddess
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lady who gives birth ⓘ |
| functionInMyth |
decrees human destinies at birth
ⓘ
mixes clay with divine blood to create humans ⓘ shapes human bodies ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalPeriod |
Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia
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ⓘ
Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameComponent |
Nin (lady)
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tu (birth) ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | lady of birth ⓘ |
| role |
creator of humans
ⓘ
mother of gods ⓘ |
| title |
lady of birth
ⓘ
mistress of creation ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
honored in rituals concerning pregnancy
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invoked in prayers for safe childbirth ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Akkad
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ⓘ
Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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