Ancient Iraq · Mesopotamia
Goddesses of writing, the underworld, birth and creation remembered through Sumerian and Akkadian texts.
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goddess · Sumerian / Ancient Iraq
Lady of Grain and the Reed Stylus
Nisaba was a Sumerian goddess of grain, writing, scribal learning and accounting. Scribes praised her at the end of compositions, linking recordkeeping with the measured abundance of the field.
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goddess · Mesopotamian / Ancient Iraq
Queen of the Great Below
Ereshkigal rules the Mesopotamian underworld, a sovereign realm with laws even other gods must respect. In Inanna’s descent, the visitor is stripped at seven gates before meeting her.
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goddess · Sumerian / Ancient Iraq
Lady of the Sacred Mountain
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.
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