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Ninsun

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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Abode
Egalmah in Uruk (according to Epic of Gilgamesh)
Animals
wild cow
Children
Gilgamesh · ten other children, including Šilamkurra · Dumuzi (occasionally, through conflation with Duttur)
Consort
Lugalbanda
Major cult center
KI.KALki, Uruk, Ur, Lagash
Other names
Ninsumuna

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Ninsun

Nodes105
Edges104
Triples200
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019048
Components1

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related to Third millennium BCE · 36
Ninsun → Abu Salabikh, An, By, Death, E-gula, E-maḫ, Early Dynastic, Fara, For, Gatumdag, Gilgamesh, Gudea, Her, However, In, It, KALki, KI, Kings, Ku'ara
related to Later attestations · 25
Ninsun → Adad, Aya, BCE, Bēlet-balāṭi, E-Kikal, Egalmaḫ, Enlil, Epic, Gilgamesh, Gula, In, Kassite, Lugalbanda, Nanna, Ningal, Ninisina, Ninlil, Old Babylonian, Shala, Shamash
related to Character · 18
Ninsun → Akkadian, An, Bau, Claus Wilcke, Epic, Gilgamesh, GUL, In, It, Lagash, Lamma-Ninsumuna, Lammašaga, Lugalbanda, Ninsun's, Rimāt-Ninsun, Sumerian, The, Ur-Ningirsu
related to Parentage and marriage · 18
Ninsun → An, Anu, Anum, Anunna, Clause Wilcke, Emesal, Her, However, Jacob Klein, Jan Lisman, Lugalbanda, Mari Ninsun, Ninsun's, On, They, Urash, Uruk, Weidner
related to Gula · 17
Ninsun → An, Bulluṭsa-rabi, Gilgamesh's, Gula, Gula's, Hymn, Joan Goodnick Westenholz, Lugalbanda, Nanshe, Ninigizibara, Ninkarrak, Ninsun's, Nintinugga, Ninurta, Old Babylonian, There, Weidner
related to Other children · 17
Ninsun → According, An, Anum, Enkidu, Gilgamesh, In An, Litke, Lugalbanda, Lugalbanda's, Lugalhegal, Ninimma, Ninurbu, Richard, Seleucid, The, Uruk, Uṣur-amāssu
related to Marriage of Ninsun and Lugalbanda · 16
Ninsun → Abu Salabikh, After, An Early Dynastic, Elam, En, Gilgamesh, In, Inanna, Iri'aza, It, Jan Lisman, Lugalbanda, Ninsun's, Once, The, Uruk
related to Duttur and Dumuzi · 15
Ninsun → An, Damu, Dina Katz, Dumuzi, Duttur, Fisherman, Gilgamesh, In, It, Lugalbanda, Manfred Krebernik, Third Dynasty, Thorkild Jacobsen, Ur, Utuhegal
related to Gilgamesh · 14
Ninsun → As, Enkidu, Epic, Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh's, Mattock, Mesopotamian, Netherworld, Ninsun Lugalbanda, Old Babylonian, Poem, She, Sumerian, The
related to External links · 7
Ninsun → Goddesses, Media, Ninsumun, Ninsuna, Wikimedia Commons Quotations, WikiquoteAncient Mesopotamian Gods, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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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

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NinsunAbodeEgalmah in Uruk (according to Epic of Gilgamesh)1.00infobox
NinsunAnimalswild cow1.00infobox
NinsunChildrenGilgamesh1.00infobox
NinsunChildrenten other children, including Šilamkurra1.00infobox
NinsunChildrenDumuzi (occasionally, through conflation with Duttur)1.00infobox
NinsunConsortLugalbanda1.00infobox
NinsunMajor cult centerKI.KALki, Uruk, Ur, Lagash1.00infobox
NinsunOther namesNinsumuna1.00infobox
NinsunParentsAnu and Urash (possibly)1.00infobox
Ningishzidainstance ofshe acknowledges that he is destined to dwell in the underworld alongside deities0.80text
Irninainstance ofshe acknowledges that he is destined to dwell in the underworld alongside deities0.80text
Ninsunrelated to CharacterNinsun's0.60section

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