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NAMMU is considered the grandmother of a great many offspring descendants. (They are all listed below) She was considered the goddess of the Sea. Her husband was ANU (AN). She was Saltwater, and he was Freshwater.

After the sumerian mythology, around year 4000 BC, a sumerian couple lived in Dilmun: Nammu and her husband An.

After her death, Nammu became the Goddess of the sea (abzu) and ANU (An) became the God of the Sky. Nammu was the mother and ancestor of all the sumerian gods. Nammu will be later called : Ningal and An : Nanna (their Akkadian names).

Nammu, Mami, Eve and Pandora - What's In A Name

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From: Crystalinks.com

Sumerian Goddess

Goddess Nammu

In Sumerian mythology, Nammu (more properly Namma) was a primeval goddess, corresponding to Tiamat in Babylonian mythology. Taimat was a primordial goddess who rose from the void and created the collective unconsciousness.

Nammu was the primeval sea (Engur) that gave birth to An (heaven) and Ki (earth) and the first gods, representing the Apsu, the fresh water ocean that the Sumerians believed lay beneath the earth, the source of life-giving water and fertility in a country with almost no rainfall.

Nammu is not well attested in Sumerian mythology. She may have been of greater importance prehistorically, before Enki took over most of her functions. An indication of her continued relevance may be found in the theophoric name of Ur-Nammu, the founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur. According to the Neo-Sumerian mythological text Enki and Ninmah, Enki is the son of An and Nammu. Nammu is the goddess who "has given birth to the great gods". It is she who has the idea of creating mankind, and she goes to wake up Enki, who is asleep in the Apsu, so that he may set the process going.

Namma (goddess)

by Nicole Brisch, 'Namma (goddess)',
Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses,
Oracc and the UK Higher Education Academy, 2013
[oracc.iaas.upenn.edu/amgg/listofdeities/namma/]

Sumer-Akkad-Elam — Sumer, Akkad and Elam

Goddess from Eridu. She is known as the mother of the god Enki/Ea as well as the mother goddess who gave birth to the cosmos and all the gods. Like her son Enki/Ea she is also associated with magic. In later times, her role is taken on by Tiamat.

Apsu and Tiamat Family Tree

Functions

Very little is known about Namma, who belongs to the oldest generation of Mesopotamian deities and is associated with the pantheon of Eridu. She is mainly known for her role in the cosmogony of early Mesopotamia and her importance in magic, which is restricted to texts written in Sumerian ( Wiggermann 1998-2001c: 137-8). According to the god list An-Anum, tablet I line 28 ( Litke 1998: 24; Wiggermann 1998-2001c: 137), Namma bears the title "mother who gave birth to the heavens and the earth."

Because this goddess's name is written with sign for "(cosmic) subterranean waters" (Sumerian: engur) Wiggermann ( 1998-2001c: 136-7) has called her the "Cosmic Ocean" (also see Lambert 2008: 31). No husband or male god is attested in connection with Namma, thus leading to the belief that "the first cosmic production is asexual" ( Wiggermann 1998-2001c: 137). In later tradition, namely in Enūma eliš TT, Tiamat takes over the role of Namma as primeval ocean. However, there are significant differences in the way the goddesses are portrayed in the literature (see the entry on Tiamat).

In the Sumerian poem of Enki and Ninmah ( ETCSL 1.1.2, line 17) Namma is called the "original mother who gave birth to the gods of the universe", again according her primary status among all the gods and describing her role in Mesopotamian cosmogony. Later on, in particular in Akkadian texts, Namma loses importance and is only rarely mentioned.

Aside from the few mentions of Namma in other mythological and literary texts about other gods, no mythology of this ancient goddess has survived the ages.

Divine Genealogy and Syncretisms

In the god list An-Anum ( Litke 1998: 24) Namma is identified as the "mother of the god Enki," which clearly accords her, at least originally, a higher or more ancient status than that of her son. In an inscription dating to the Early Dynastic III (?) period, king Lugal-KISAL-si, a king of Uruk, ( Frayne 2008: 422-3, no. 2) dedicated a temple to the goddess, who is described as the "spouse of An," the god of heavens, although Wiggermann ( 1998-2001c: 138) has interpreted this as a secondary development.

Cult Place(s)

There is very little evidence attesting to a cult of Namma. Because the Early Dynastic III foundation inscription mentioned above ( Frayne 2008: 422-3, no. 2) is of unknown provenance, it is unclear where her temple may have been built.

The Early Dynastic zà-mì-hymns (lines 140-41) ( Biggs 1974: 50, 55) also mention a temple for her, yet the passage is difficult to read. For more information on evidence of her cult, dating even to the Neo-Babylonian period, see Wiggermann 1998-2001c: 139.

Time Periods Attested

The earliest attestations of Namma date to the Early Dynastic IIIa period, where she is mentioned in one of the "Fara god lists" ( Krebernik 1986: 175 column VIII l. 10). Her latest reference dates to the Neo-Babylonian period, when king Nabonidus mentions her shrine, the ki-ús-dnamma ("foundation(?) of Namma") as part of the Esagil, Marduk's temple at Babylon ( George 1993: 113).

Iconography

Namma's iconography is uncertain.

Name and Spellings

The reading and spelling of Namma's name has been subject to some research. Originally, her name was read Nammu, but Civil ( 1985: 27 n. 1) suggested a reading of the name as Namma, which is now more commonly accepted. It has been suggested that her name is etymologically related to a word that means "creation" ( Wiggermann 1998-2001c: 135-36), although it is not clear whether this might be a folk etymology.

Written forms:: dnammu; dlammu; dnamma; na-am-na-am-mi; na-am-ma; dna-na-ma-ke (for more information see Wiggermann 1998-2001c: 136)
Normalized forms:: Namma; Nammu

Namma in Online Corpora

NAMMA, Primeval Mother Goddess

From: Wayne Bush on Adam Crabb's The Crazz Files (07-01-2017) — Archons and Entities

Namma Seated Woman of Catalhoyuk — Namma - Seated Woman of Catalhoyuk

In the Beginning, the Goddess Nammu (Namma) created the world and then was forgotten. Namma is the mother goddess. Namma/Sophia is WORLDWIDE. Before modern humans walked on the earth or were even thought of, the Mother of all, the Great Namma already existed. She created life on earth as we see it now and is known through time as the "Earth Mother," "Great Mother," and "Mother of All the Gods."

She then decided to create children. They were created as Gods to experience the Earth. The term Anunnaki matches them perfectly as it means "Gods of Earth," as they were created here and did not come from somewhere else. These Gods or the children of Namma grew up and started modifying the Earth. Namma upset with their behavior resolves to destroy them before it got worse. Her children heard this and decided to fight her. The hero varies through time but she is then killed by her children. They take her power and use it to create the heavens.

This Mother Goddess is known by many names throughout the World. In Paleolithic times back to 35,000 BCE, statues are found archaeologically of a very robust woman. They are often called "Venus" statues but are in fact the Mother Goddess or Namma . These figurines have been found in Turkey as recently as 7,000 years ago. At some time around this period she disappears except for occasional mentioning. This is about the time the path to civilization was started.

In these new civilizations, the Anunnaki declared themselves the Gods of the humans or the "black-headed people". In early human beliefs, they were told they were created by the Gods to be their slave and do their work. A human was expected to do whatever their God wanted them to and they were judged as to whether they made their God happy.

The Anunnaki did not CREATE anything. They modified what was here and made new species but they did not create the life on this planet. Life was seeded a long time ago on earth and the life evolved via the natural procesess that do exist but there were manipulations and creations throughout that time but not like the last 12,000 years.

"Namma told Enki: Please apply the skill deriving from your wisdom and create a substitute (?) for the gods so that they can be freed from their toil!" And after Enki, the fashioner of designs by himself, had pondered the matter, he said to his mother Namma: "My mother, the creature you planned will really come into existence. Impose on him the work of carrying baskets. You should knead clay from the top of the abzu; the birth-goddesses (?) will nip off the clay and you shall bring the form into existence."

So they hijacked the system for their desires. In Sumerian mythology, Nammu (also Namma) was a primeval mother goddess, corresponding to Tiamat in Babylonian mythology. Nammu was later connected to Isis and Venus because she was the only Goddess for 30,000 years. People have done this but Isis was a granddaughter of Namma. The onset of Anunnaki gods caused the almost erasure of her except in certain places. They erased her as much as they could because they killed her and enslaved her creation for their own purposes. If they allowed her cults to continue enmasse then it was potential for us to remember what happened. As long as we forgot we worshiped them and gave them her power. They tried propaganda against Namma, labeling her an evil dragon. They killed her and made the heavens with her.

Namma/Tiamat Ki are the same in my opinion.

By her consort Anu, Ki gave birth to the Anunnaki, the most prominent of these deities being Enlil, god of the air. According to legends, heaven and earth were once inseparable until Enlil was born; Enlil cleaved heaven and earth in two. An carried away heaven. Ki, in company with Enlil, took the earth.

Kings of Assyria

Assyria or Athura (Aramaic for Assyria) was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the late 25th or early–24th century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq), that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur.

The Early Period

Tudiya
Adamu
Yangi
Kitlamu
Harharu
Mandaru
Imsu
Harsu
Didanu
Hanu
Zuabu
Nuabu
Abazu
Belu
Azarah
Zariqum
Puzur-Ashur I
Shalim-Ahu
Ilu-Shuma
Erishum I

The Akkadian period

Sargon I 2334 BC 2279 BC
Rimush 2278 BC 2270 BC
Manishtushu 2269 BC 2255 BC
Naram-Sin 2254 BC 2214 BC
Shar-Kali-Shari 2217 BC 2193 BC
Igigi 2192 BC ?
Nanium ? ?
Imi ? ?
Elul-dan 2190 BC ?
Dudu 2189 BC 2169 BC
Shu-Turul 2168 BC 2154 BC

Ur-III Period

Ur-Nammu 2112 BC 2095 BC
Shulgi 2094 BC 2047 BC
Amar-Sin 2046 BC 2038 BC
Shu-Sin 2037 BC 2027 BC
Ibbi-Sin 2028 BC 2004 BC

Amorite Domination

Hale ? ?
Samanu ? ?
Hayani ? ?
Ilu-Mer ? ?
Yakmesi ? ?
Yakmeni ? ?
Yazkur-ilu ? ?
Ilu-Kabkabi ? ?
Aminu ? ?

Old Assyrian Period

Erishum II 1920 BC 1900BC
Shamshi-Adad I 1813BC 1783 BC
Ishme-Dagan I 1780 BC 1741 BC
Ashur-dugul
Ashur-apla-idi
Nasir-Sin
Sin-namir
Ipqi-Ishtar
Adad-salulu
Adasi
Bel-bani 1700 - 1691 BC
Libaya 1690-1674 BC
Sharma-Adad I 1673-1662 BC
Iptar-Sin 1661-1650 BC
Bazaya 1649-1622 BC
Lullaya 1621-1618 BC
Shu-Ninua 1615-1602 BC
Sharma-Adad II
Erishum III
Shamshi-Adad II
Ishme-Dagan II
Shamshi-Adad III
Ashur-Nirari I
Puzur-Ashur III 1520 BC ?
Enlil-Nasir I
Ashur-Nirari II
Ashur-Bel-Nisheshu1419 BC 1409 BC
Ashur-Rim-Nisheshu
Ashur-Nadin-Ahhe II
Eriba-Adad I

Middle Assyrian period

Ashur-Uballit I 1363 BC 1328 BC
Enlil-Nirari 1327 BC 1318 BC
Arik-Den-Ili 1317 BC 1306 BC
Adad-Nirari I 1305 BC 1274 BC
Shalmaneser I 1273 BC 1244 BC
Tukulti-Ninurta I 1243 BC 1207 BC
Ashur-Nadin-Apli 1206 BC 1203 BC
Ashur-Nirari III 1202 BC 1197 BC
Enlil-Kudurri-Usur1196 BC 1191 BC
Ninurta-Apal-Ekur 1191 BC 1179 BC
Ashur-Dan I 1178 BC 1133 BC
Ninurta-Tukulti-Ashur1115 BC 1114 BC
Mutakkil-Nusku 1115 BC 1114 BC
Ashur-Resha-Ishi I1132 BC 1115 BC
Tiglath-Pileser I 1114 BC 1076 BC
Asharid-Pal-Ekur II ? ?
Ashur-Bel-Kala 1076 BC 1057 BC
Eriba-Adad II
Shamshi-Adad IV1053 BC 1049 BC
Ashur-nasir-pal I ca. 1050–1031 BC
Shalmaneser II ca. 1031–1019 BC
Ashur-nirari IV
Ashur-Rabi II 1010 BC 970 BC
Ashur-Resh-Ishi II 969 BC 967 BC
Tiglath-Pilasar II 966 BC 935 BC
Ashur-Dan II 934 BC 912 BC

Late Assyrian Period

Adad-Nirari II 911 BC 891 BC
Tukulti-Ninurta II 890 BC 884 BC
Ashurnasirpal II 883 BC 859 BC
Shalmaneser III 858 BC 824 BC
Shamshi-Adad V 823 BC 811 BC
(Queen) Shamiram811 BC 806 BC
Adad-Nirari III 806 BC 783 BC
Shalmaneser IV 782 BC 773 BC
Ashur-Dan III 772 BC 755 BC
Ashur-Nirari V 754 BC 745 BC
Tiglath-Pileser III 744 BC 727 BC
Shalmaneser V 726 BC 722 BC
Sargon II 721 BC 705 BC
Sennacherib 704 BC 681 BC
Esarhaddon 680 BC 669 BC
Ashurbanipal 668 BC 627 BC
Ashur-Etel-Ilani 627 BC 624 BC
Sin-Shar-Ishkun 623 BC 612 BC
Ashur-Uballit II 612 BC 609 BC

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