Ninmena
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Ninmena is a Mesopotamian goddess associated with birth and creation, often regarded as a daughter or aspect of the mother goddess Ninhursag.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian goddess
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ninhursag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
birth ⓘ creation ⓘ divine midwifery ⓘ human creation ⓘ motherhood ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Akkadian texts
ⓘ
Sumerian texts ⓘ |
| category |
Mesopotamian birth goddesses
ⓘ
Mesopotamian mother goddesses ⓘ Sumerian goddesses ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Ninhursag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
assisting in the formation of humans
ⓘ
overseeing childbirth ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Lady of the Diadem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sumerian ⓘ |
| linkedDeity |
Ninhursag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninhursaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameElement |
Mena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "Lady of the Crown" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pantheon |
Akkadian pantheon
ⓘ
Sumerian pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleAspectOf | Ninhursag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleDaughterOf | Ninhursag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
bestowal of royal crown
ⓘ
divine creation of kings ⓘ |
| role |
goddess of birth
ⓘ
goddess of creation ⓘ helper of major mother goddesses ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation |
crown
ⓘ
royal insignia ⓘ |
| typeOf | mother-goddess figure ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Early Dynastic period
ⓘ
Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Sumer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
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