Maiden
What you need to sow
Give the new form a strong foundation.
Sumerian / Ancient Iraq
Ninhursag
Lady of the Sacred Mountain
Sumer, ancient southern Iraq — 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE
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Her story
Historical context
goddess · Sumer, ancient southern Iraq — 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE
Ninhursag was a major Sumerian mother and mountain goddess associated with birth, rulers and the generation of life. Her names and relationships vary among cities and texts.
Mythology & traditions
In the myth of Enki and Ninhursag, injury and healing unfold through wordplay and newly generated beings, joining creation to repair.
Domains
- birth
- mountains
- creation
Symbols
- mountain
- omega emblem
- reed
In the oracle
Her guidance
Mother
What you need to grow
Show care that repairs what creation has cost.
Crone
What you need to know
Know that making and mending belong together.
Her tradition
Mesopotamian Tradition
Goddesses of writing, the underworld, birth and creation remembered through Sumerian and Akkadian texts.
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