Nammu
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- proper noun
- Literature
- According to ancient texts, Nammu is revered as the mother of the gods, associating her with the creation of heaven and earth.
- Ur-Nammu
Examples
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The worship of Nammu highlights her vital role in mythology, where she embodies the nurturing aspects of the primal waters.
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(It stars Nammu, the primeval sea, and An, the sky god).
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Over the next 2,500 years, Nabonidus' contribution fell to ruin, while Ur-Nammu's original held up.
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Nammu wan na...
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Nammu wan na.
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Nammu wan na.
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But where Ur-Nammu used durable bitumen mortar, Nabonidus' builders used ordinary cement.
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As a general rule, most of the bricks in the massive first tier of the ziggurat are the originals of Ur-Nammu, while rubble on the second tier dates to Nabonidus.
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Its new king, Ur-Nammu, sought to create monuments to make the city equal to that status and began construction of the ziggurat temple in honor of the city's patron deity, Nannar, god of the moon.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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An ancient Babylonian goddess who represents the sea and chaos
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nammu is the name of a Sumerian goddess who was the goddess of the first great sea and was seen as the 'mother' of the gods, heaven, and earth, so a helpful way to remember Nammu is to think of her as the 'sea mother' who gave birth to the world.