Ninhursag

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Synonyms for Ninhursag

nounthe great mother goddess

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(31) In the Myth of Enki and Ninmah, an intoxicated divine being makes seven imperfect humans employing some moist earth.
In fact, as Sitchin suggested, the very term for mother, namely /mama/, which is used now universally to refer to motherhood, was indeed derived from Sumerian forms: the main goddess, Ninhursag/ Ninharsag, is also known as Ninmah (nin = "lady"; mah = "great," "big," "mighty") and as Mami (mah + mi) or Mamu (mah + mu, the latter word meaning also "woman," cf.
"big side"), he made Enlil sit there next to An, (and) he seated Ninmah at Enlil('s side).
* humans created out of clay to cultivate the land (e.g., Enki and Ninmah; Atrahasis Epic; Gilgamesh)
Carlos Benito suggested that, similar to the myth "Enki and Ninmah," where Ninmah was unsuccessful at proving herself an equal to Enki, here in EWO where Inanna attempts to gain "more prerogatives for herself than she had already obtained from the superior gods, ...
Benito, "'Enki and Ninmah' and 'Enki and the World Order'" (Ph.D.
The author tries to find one in the Sumerian myth Enki and Ninmah (p.