Nammu

Sumerian deity

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About this deity

Nammu is one of the oldest deities in the Sumerian pantheon and claims the title of the "mother who gave birth to the heavens and the earth."

Also known as

Namma

Parent belief system

  • Sumerian Religion · Polytheistic · 7 myths
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    Sumerian religion refers to spiritual beliefs practiced from ca. 4500-1900 BCE in Mesopotamia, or modern-day southern Iraq. Many deities were diffused into other Mesopotamian cultures.
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Mythological stories including Nammu

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Nammu." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 07 Aug. 2019, omnika.org/stable/252. Accessed 11 May. 2024.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, August 07). Nammu. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/252

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Nammu." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 07, 2019. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/252.

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Sumerian Belief system
location_city Eridu Cult city

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