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Nin-Kharsag, Mountain-Queen.
NYN-X*-S*G
Alternate meaning: Lady-of-the-Great-Mountain.
[to Whom the fourteenth day of March, day 073, is dedicated]
Geography/Culture: Sumerian, Babylonian.
Linguistic Note: See Nin in the glossary. The rest of Her name, -Kharsag, stands in some relationship to Im-khar-sag, Storm-Mountain, the staged tower or sacred edifice at Nippur. See also Har linguistic notes, qv Kilili-Mushritu.
Description: Great Goddess, Mother of the earth; Creatress of humanity; Creative principal of fertility and fecundity; Creatress of the Divinities of healing; Matron of birth and rebirth; She Who advises on matters of marriage protocol; Giver of curses.
Perhaps, under some other name She was the "great primordial principle of fertility and fecundity" first worshipped by the Sumerians which was quickly dispersed into a crowd of divinities.
To Whom Sacred: snake; dog; [fox]; headress of leaves with rays on each side; the number 8 (plants She created from Enki's seed).
Male Associate: She calls Enki Her brother. {I think Her son must be Ninurta.}
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Also called Aruru, {Bright-Mother-of-the-Hollow}.
- Mother of Nin-Hurra, below.
- Variant
Nin-Hursag
.
- Perhaps variant: Nin-Kharak, Lady-of-the-Mountain, below.
- Variant
Nin-Khursag
.
- Variant
Nin-Kharsagga
.
- Title of Nin-Lil, Lady-of-Power, Who is linked with Zarpanit, Silver-Shining.
- Also called Nin-Makh, Great-Lady, who is linked with Aruru.
- Mother of: Nin-Mu, Nin-Makh, below.
- Mother of: Nin-Sar, see below.
- Mother of: Nin-Sig, see below.
- Title assumed by Nin-Sikilla, linked with Dam-Kina, when about to give birth.
- Mother of: Nin-Ti, linked under Dam-kina.
- Also called: Nin-Tu, linked with Dam-Kina, possibly a variant of Ninti.
Source: ANEv1/28; EB/v3/683b; LWM/59; BGH/219.
Nin-Durra, ----.
NYN-DUR1
Geography/Culture: Sumer.
Male Associates: rand-Daughter and Daughter of Enki, who was also Her lover.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Daughter of Nin-Mu, below.
- Mother of Uttu, by Her grand-father/father Enki.
Source: LWM/59-60.
Nin-Hurra, Lady---.
NYN-HUR*
Geography/Culture: Babylonian.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Variant Nin-Kurra.
- One might suppose Her name to be a variant of Nin-Durra, above, if it wasn't that Nin-Hurra, and Nin-Durra have different Mothers.
- Daughter of Nin-Kharsag, Lady-of-the-Mountain, above.
- Mother of Uttu, but see above under Nin-Durra's cross-references.
Source: Monaghan BGH 219.
Nin-Kharak, Lady-of-the-Mountain.
NYNX*R*K
Geography/Culture: Babylonian.
Description: Goddess of healing.
To Whom Sacred: dog.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- A title of Gula, Who is linked with Gula-Bau, Great-Physician.
- Her name was adopted as a title of Ishtar, Light-Giving.
- Perhaps a variant of Nin-Kharsag.
- Variant
Nin-Karrak
.
Source: ANEv1/80; BGH/220; EBv12/713d.
Nin-Mu, Lady-Who-Makes-Things-Grow.
NYNMW
Geography/Culture: Sumerian.
Description: Goddess of vegetation.
Male Associate: father and lover, Enki.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Mother of Nin-Durra, above, by Enki.
- Daughter of Nin-Kharsag, Lady-of-the-Mountain, (above), by Enki.
- Also called Nin-Sar, ----, below.
Source: Monaghan BGH 221; LWM/61.
Nin-Sar, ---
.
NYN-S*
Geography/Culture: Sumerian, Babylonian.
Description: Goddess of plants.
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Also called Nin-Mu, above.
- Daughter of Nin-Kharsag, Lady-of-the-Mountain, above.
- Perhaps Nin-Sig, (below), is a variant transcription.
Source: Monaghan BGH 221.
Nin-Sig, Lady-Who-Makes-Things-Turn-Green.
NYN-SYG
Geography/Culture: ?
Titles/Variants, etc:
- Daughter of Nin-Kharsag, Lady-of-the-Mountain, above.
- Perhaps a transcription variant of Nin-Sar, above.
Source: LWM 61.
worked on: December, May 1995; August 1991; August 1990.
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