Definition of Ninhursag

1. Noun. The great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu.

Exact synonyms: Ninkharsag, Ninkhursag
Geographical relationships: Sumer
Generic synonyms: Semitic Deity

Definition of Ninhursag

1. Proper noun. In Sumerian mythology, the earth and mother goddess, one of the seven great deities of Sumer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ninhursag

Nimbari
Nimitz
Nimravus
Nimrod
Nimrods
Nimzo-Indian
Nina
Nina Ross
Nina from Carolina
Nineveh
Ningal
Ningbo
Ningirsu
Ningishzida
Ningxia
Ninhursag
Ninib
Ninigi
Ninigino-Mikoto
Ninkharsag
Ninkhursag
Ninlil
Ninotsminda
Nintendinitis
Nintendo
Nintendo thumb
Nintendocore
Nintendonitis
Nintendos
Ninth of Ab

Literary usage of Ninhursag

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Die Religion der Babylonier und Assyrer, übertragen und eingeleitet by Arthur B. Ungnad (1921)
"Nachdem im Anfang die Erschaffung der Menschen und Tiere durch die Götter Anu, Enlil, Enki (= Ea) und die Muttergöttin ninhursag, sowie die Gründung ..."

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