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Nammu: A Forgotten Tale of the Sumerian Mother of Gods

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Nammu was the primeval Sumerian mother goddess who gave birth to the gods and created humanity. Despite her extremely important role, much of her story is wrapped in mystery. Some information can be derived by looking at the Babylonian counterpart to Nammu, Tiamat. Because Tiamat is better known in literary sources, researchers can unravel part of the ancient mythology surrounding the goddess Nammu by comparing the two deities.

Although Nammu (also transliterated as Namma) does not appear as a main character in any of the known Sumerian myths, she is referred to briefly in several of them. Much of the information we know about this primeval goddess is derived through these passing references about her. In the myth entitled ‘Enki and Ninmah’, for example, it is mentioned that Nammu was the “primeval mother who gave birth to the senior gods”.

Head of a Mesopotamian woman wearing a turban. (Public Domain)

Nammu Creates Human Beings

It is also in the myth of ‘Enki and Ninmah’ that Nammu is presented as the creator of human beings. The myth begins by describing the way of life the gods were leading prior to the creation of mankind. During that time, the gods had to work, “The gods were digging the canals and piling up the silt in Ḫarali.”

www.Ancient-Origins.net – Reconstructing the story of humanity’s past


Source: http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/nammu-forgotten-tale-sumerian-mother-gods-0010041



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