Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
Damgalnunna

Damgalnunna

9.9
A Babylonian earth goddess who is the wife of Ea and mother of Marduk
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Damgalnuna
  • The ancient texts describe Damgalnunna as the consort of the god Ea.

Examples

  • Damgalnunna is the earth goddess.

  • Scholars study the role of Damgalnunna in Babylonian religious rituals.

  • According to mythology, Damgalnunna was revered as the mother of Marduk.

  • Did you know that Damgalnunna is the mother of Marduk?

  • In Babylonian mythology, Damgalnunna is known as the consort of the god Ea.

  • The mythology of Babylon highlights Damgalnunna as the earth goddess.

  • Many stories celebrate Damgalnunna as the revered mother of Marduk.

Synonyms

Damgalnuna
vsDamgalnunna
  • Literature
9.9

A Babylonian earth goddess who is the wife of Ea and mother of Marduk

is the same figure but is a variant name or spelling in different sources
Damkina
vsDamgalnunna
  • Literature
9.9

An earth goddess from ancient Babylon who is Ea's wife and Marduk's mother

is the same deity but represents an alternate traditional name or spelling

Surface Forms

Damgalnunna main

Etymology

Damgalnunna comes from old Mesopotamian name parts: dam meaning 'lady' or 'wife', gal meaning 'great', and nunna meaning 'princely' or 'of the prince'. So the name can be remembered as 'great lady' or 'lady of the prince', which fits her role as an important earth goddess who is the wife of Ea and mother of Marduk.