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Nanshe
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Nanshe (Nash, Nina) was a Sumerian goddess who held power over the city of Nina (modern Surghul). She appears in the myth about Enki and how he organized the world. During the myth, she was supposedly placed in charge of a sea shrine of some type. Some see her as having a role in fishing or see her as a 'fishery inspector' of sorts.
Later, Nanshe was said to be a goddess of widows, orphans and the poor. She stood for social justice and turned no one away so long as they were worthy of help. There are one or two hymns dedicated to Nanshe, and although she does not play a large part in existing Mesopotamian stories, she is said to have been widely worshipped for a time.
One of her other skills is the interpretation of dreams, oneiromancy. She was a divine prophet, telling the future of both gods and humans. Nanshe's priests would conduct rituals symbolizing death and rebirth in order to gain this ability.
Nanshe was originally referred to as a daughter of Enlil, but it was later said that she was the daughter of Enki and the sister of Nidaba and Ningirsu (which might be another name for Ninurta). Her consort was the god Nindara.
Nanshe, at TheMystica.com. Retrieved on July 22, 2006.
A Hymn to Nanshe. Oxford University, ETCSL (July 9, 2001).
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