Deity Nin - Marqui dnin MAR.Ki

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Faculty of Archeology - Cairo University (Egypt)

Abstract

And the goddess Nin Marki is the lady of the city of Jo Ab Ba, who was worshiped in the period extending from the ancient Sumerian era until the end of the ancient Babylonian era, and she was considered the eldest daughter of the goddess Nansha. The main function of this goddess was that she was a devotee of the oath and a protector d for the shepherds, as the oath was carried out in Jo Ab Ba in front of her temple called - é, Nin - MAR.ki. Her temple also played an important role in the economy, especially maritime trade, and specifically with Elam. This deity was worshiped in many neighborhoods of the city of Lagash (the present day) as mentioned in the texts from the era of Farah, and in the texts of Abu Salabikh until the modern Sumerian era, in each of the texts of the kings of the third dynasty of Ur and the second dynasty of Lagash. It also appeared in many names of people from those eras.

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