Nintu

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Nintu is a Mesopotamian mother goddess associated with childbirth, creation, and the formation of humankind.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nintu canonical 5
Ninti 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian goddess
fertility deity
mother goddess
alsoKnownAs Belet-ili
Mami
Ninmah
linked to: Ninhursag

Nintud
Nintur
appearsIn Atrahasis myth
linked to: Atra-Hasis Epic

Enki and Ninmah
Mesopotamian creation myths
associatedDeity Anu
Enki
Enlil
other mother goddesses of Mesopotamia
associatedWith childbirth
creation
fertility
formation of humankind
midwifery
category Mesopotamian mother goddesses
creator deities
fertility goddesses
culture Mesopotamian religion
divineDomain gestation
human reproduction
labor and delivery
epithet birth goddess
lady who gives birth
functionInMyth decrees human destinies at birth
mixes clay with divine blood to create humans
shapes human bodies
gender female
languageOfName Sumerian
linked to: Sumerian language
mythologicalPeriod Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia
Old Babylonian period
nameComponent Nin (lady)
tu (birth)
nameMeaning lady of birth
role creator of humans
mother of gods
title lady of birth
mistress of creation
worshipPractice honored in rituals concerning pregnancy
invoked in prayers for safe childbirth
worshipRegion Akkad
Assyria
Babylonia
linked to: Babylon

Sumer

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ninhursag alsoKnownAs Nintu
Enki and Ninhursag associatedDeity Ninti
linked to: Nintu
Enki and Ninhursag character Ninti
linked to: Nintu
Mami identifiedWith Nintu
Mami oftenSyncretizedWith Nintu
Ninmena linkedDeity Nintu