Ninsun

Deities

Tradition · Sumerian Mesopotamian
Alternate Names
NinsumunLady of the Wild CowsThe Wise One
Gender Expression
Feminine
Titles
Lady of the Wild CowsThe Wise OneMother of GilgameshQueen of Uruk
Domain
MotherhoodDreamsInterpretationWisdomThe wild cowIntercessionKingship
Planetary Correspondence
Moon
Secondary Planets
VenusCeres
Elemental Correspondence
WaterEarth
Zodiac Affinity
CancerVirgo
Correspondences
Colors
WhiteSilverBlueGreen
Scents
FrankincenseMyrrhCedar
Metals
SilverGold
Animals
CowLionSerpent
Sacred Timing
Hours
NightMoonrise
Offerings
BeerBreadMilkWaterIncenseDates
Invocation Approach
Tone
The mother who reads the dream
Address
NinsunLady of the Wild Cows
Relationship
The wise mother who intercedes for her son
Warning
She is a goddess of the court and the household rather than of the temple
Resonance
Mothers dreamers those who intercede
Symbols
The wild cowThe dreamThe lionThe crown
Mythology Summary

Ninsun, Lady of the Wild Cows, is the Sumerian goddess of Uruk, the consort of Lugalbanda and the mother of Gilgamesh. In the Standard Babylonian Gilgamesh epic she interprets her son's dreams, adopts Enkidu as her own son, and prays to Shamash to protect the two of them on the road to Humbaba's cedar forest. The Sumerian Gilgamesh poems and the later epic both treat her as the wise lady of the court who speaks for her son to the gods.

Modern Practice

Ninsun is worked for the reading of dreams, for mothers and for anyone who has to speak for another before a power that will not listen to them directly. She is a court and household goddess rather than a temple one, and the entry keeps her in the house.

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