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Ninura
Mesopotamian goddess
Not to be confused with Nunura.
| Ninura | |
|---|---|
| Major cult center | Umma, Gišaba |
| Successor | Inanna of Zabalam |
| Animals | lion, possibly swan or goose |
| Temple | Eula |
| Spouse | Shara |
Ninura (dNin-ur4(-ra); also romanized as Ninurra) was a Mesopotamian goddess associated with the state of Umma.
The god Shara, worshiped in the same area, was regarded as her husband.
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She is only attested in sources from the third millennium BCE. Her cult started to decline in the Ur III period, and she no longer appears in Old Babylonian texts. Other goddesses replaced her in both of her major roles, with Inanna of Zabalam becoming the goddess of Umma, and Usaḫara or Kumulmul taking her place as Shara's spouse.
Character
The meaning of Ninura's name is unknown, though it is agreed that neither of the two attested writings, older dnin-ur4 (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒌴) and newer dnin-ur4-ra (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒌴𒊏), supports the view that it was a genitive construction.
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