Ninsun

Anunnaki deity, goddess of wisdom, mother of Gilgamesh in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Core Themes

• Wisdom and divine motherhood.
• Linked to Princely Offspring.

Related Concepts & Sources

Gilgamesh (son), Epic of Gilgamesh (narrative), Uruk (center)

Scholarly entry: Ninsumun (Ninsun) (goddess), Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses (Oracc, University of Pennsylvania).

Attestations in Cuneiform Corpora

• The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature
• The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions
• The Corpus of Ancient Mesopotamian Scholarship
• Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (search)

References

• Jacobsen, T. 1989b. "Lugalbanda and Ninsuna." Journal of Cuneiform Studies 41 : 69-86.
• Wilcke, C. 1998-2001. "Ninsun." In Reallexikon der Assyriologie und vorderasiatischen Archäologie 9 , pp. 501-504. Berlin: de Gruyter.