entities: ENT_MES_NINSUN

The core table — every entity in the database, spanning gods, angels, demons, aeons, prophets, saints, heroes, spirits, monsters, personified abstractions, cosmological realms, and ritual categories. Use entity_class to filter by kind (19 controlled values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, etc.). category is free text (1,148 values) and is not a reliable filter. Use tradition to filter by tradition. The short_note column contains a scholarly description with source citations.

Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb

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entity_id canonical_name greek_name tradition entity_type category primary_domains tags cult_scope primary_period evidence_confidence review_status inclusion_basis earth_association_score chthonic_flag serpent_flag short_note entity_class
ENT_MES_NINSUN Ninsun   Mesopotamian Divine mother / Cow goddess Fertility Deity divine mother; wild cow; mother of Gilgamesh; dream interpretation; Uruk       A           "Lady Wild Cow" (Sumerian nin = lady, sun4 = wild cow); divine mother of Gilgamesh; daughter of Anu and the earth goddess; her divine nature makes Gilgamesh "two-thirds divine" (Aga of Kish); priestesses of Ninsun are attested at Ur; known for her wisdom and ability to interpret dreams — she interprets Gilgamesh's dreams in Tablet I of the Epic; adopts Enkidu as her son before the Cedar Forest expedition; a divine mother figure whose wisdom supports the hero deity

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