Nammu

Anunnaki deity, primordial goddess of the sea and creation, mother of Enki.

Core Themes

• Primordial creation and motherhood.
• Linked to Abzu.

Related Concepts & Sources

Enki (son), Cosmology (context), Enuma Elish (narrative)

Assyriological Record

Oracc AMGG Entry

Namma (goddess)

Authority

University of Pennsylvania (Oracc)

Cuneiform Corpora

4 attested

Bibliography

1 citations

Scholarly entry: Namma (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

• Wiggermann, F.A.M. 1998-2001c. "Nammu." In Reallexikon der Assyriologie und vorderasiatischen Archäologie 9 , pp. 135-140. Berlin: de Gruyter.