Sumerian · God or goddess · Certain
Ninhursag
Ninhursag is a Sumerian mother goddess associated in temple-hymn tradition with the formidable house at Kesh. Specific anthropomorphic representations are difficult to identify, so the image is a conservative living reconstruction without the generic mother-goddess omega sign or umbilical knife.
Profile research status
This stable record is still in evidence review. Its current identity, cultural scope, image, and direct source records are available here; a complete history, myth, worship, iconography, relationship, and reception profile is not yet claimed.
Culture, tradition, period, and place
- Figure classification
- God or goddess · certain
- Pantheon or tradition shelf
- Sumerian
- Cultures
- Sumerian
- Traditions
- Sumerian religious traditions
- Periods
- Unspecified
- Places
- Unspecified
Identity and a conservative image prompt are grounded in accession-level historical comparanda; textual, cultic, and relational extraction remains incomplete.
Direct connections and evidence
No direct correspondence relationship has completed the evidence gate for this record yet.