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Ninhursag

Ninhursag was a Sumerian mother goddess associated with birth, fertility and the mountains. She was worshipped at Kesh and at Adab, whose main temple, the E-sar, was hers, and Sumerian kings described themselves as nourished by her milk. In the myth of Enki and Ninhursag, set in the pure land of Dilmun, she curses the god Enki and then heals him.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ninhursag. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ninhursag
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