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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
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
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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