Mami
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Mami is a Mesopotamian mother goddess associated with creation and childbirth, often identified with the deity Ninhursag.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian goddess
ⓘ
creator deity ⓘ fertility goddess ⓘ mother goddess ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Atra-Hasis myth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
childbirth
ⓘ
creation ⓘ fertility ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Igigi gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createsUsing |
clay
ⓘ
divine blood ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| domain |
earth
ⓘ
mountains ⓘ |
| epithet |
birth goddess
ⓘ
mistress of the gods ⓘ mother goddess ⓘ |
| equatedWith |
Belet-ili in Akkadian texts
ⓘ
Ninhursag in later tradition ⓘ |
| function |
overseeing pregnancy
ⓘ
protecting mothers and infants ⓘ shaping human beings from clay ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| identifiedWith |
Belet-ili
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninhursag NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition |
Akkadian mythology
ⓘ
Sumerian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenSyncretizedWith |
Belet-ili
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninhursag NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pantheon | Mesopotamian pantheon ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
birth house
ⓘ
divine midwifery ⓘ |
| role |
creator of humans
ⓘ
mother of humanity ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
human creation
ⓘ
reproduction ⓘ |
| status | major goddess ⓘ |
| typeOfDeity | earth and fertility deity ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| worshipRegion | Southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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