Lady of the Wild Cows

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Lady of the Wild Cows is an epithet of the Mesopotamian goddess Ninsun, revered as a wise divine mother figure associated with cattle, fertility, and the hero Gilgamesh.

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Lady of the Wild Cows canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
religious title
appliedToDeity Ninsun
associatedWith Gilgamesh
cattle
fertility
motherhood
wild cattle
wisdom
connotation nurturing
pastoral abundance
protective
culture Mesopotamian
epithetOf Ninsun
honorificFor divine mother figure
language Sumerian
refersTo Ninsun
region ancient Mesopotamia
linked to: Mesopotamia
religion Mesopotamian religion
roleInMythology divine mother of Gilgamesh
timePeriod Bronze Age Near East
titleOf fertility goddess
goddess of cattle
usedIn Mesopotamian mythology
literature about Gilgamesh
worshipContext temple cults of Ninsun

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Ninsun epithet Lady of the Wild Cows
Ninsumun epithet Lady of the Wild Cows
Rimat-Ninsun epithet Lady of the Wild Cows