Azimua
Sign in to saveAzimua, also known as Ninazimua, was a Mesopotamian goddess regarded as the wife of Ningishzida.
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- goddess
- Part of
- Sumerian religion
- Gender
- female
- Spouse
- Ningishzida
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Azimua, also known as Ninazimua, was a Mesopotamian goddess regarded as the wife of Ningishzida.
==Name== Ninazimua is the original spelling of the name of this goddess, attested in sources from the Ur III period. Later the NIN sign was usually omitted. The form Ninazimua is attested in at least one theophoric name, Geme-Ninazimua.
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