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Ninsun (also called Ninsumun, cuneiform: 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒄢 dNIN.SUMUN2; Sumerian: Nin-sumun(ak) "lady of the wild cows") was a Mesopotamian goddess. She is best known as the mother of the hero Gilgamesh and wife of deified legendary king Lugalbanda, and appears in this role in most versions of the Epic of Gilgamesh. She was associated with Uruk, where she lives in…
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gilgamesh lugalbanda also uruk goddess mother babylonian enkidu ur epic dumuzi name god shamash known old ninsun's likely attested version
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninsun | Abode | Egalmah in Uruk (according to Epic of Gilgamesh) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ninsun | Animals | wild cow | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ninsun | Children | Gilgamesh | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ninsun | Children | ten other children, including Šilamkurra | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ninsun | Children | Dumuzi (occasionally, through conflation with Duttur) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ninsun | Consort | Lugalbanda | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ninsun | Major cult center | KI.KALki, Uruk, Ur, Lagash | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ninsun | Other names | Ninsumuna | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ninsun | Parents | Anu and Urash (possibly) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ningishzida | instance of | she acknowledges that he is destined to dwell in the underworld alongside deities | 0.80 | text |
| Irnina | instance of | she acknowledges that he is destined to dwell in the underworld alongside deities | 0.80 | text |
| Ninsun | related to Character | Ninsun's | 0.60 | section |
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