Nanaya
Sign in to saveNanaya (Sumerian , DNA.NA.A; also transcribed as "Nanāy", "Nanaja", "Nanāja", '"Nanāya", or "Nanai"; antiquated transcription: "Nanâ"; in Greek: Ναναια or Νανα; , ) was a Mesopotamian goddess of love closely associated with Inanna.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Mesopotamian
- Deity.name
- Nanaya
- Deity.image
- Kudurru Melishipak Louvre Sb23.jpg
- Deity.caption
- The Land grant to Ḫunnubat-Nanaya kudurru, a stele of King Meli-Shipak II (1186–1172 BCE). Nanaya, seated on a throne, is being presented the daughter of the king, Ḫunnubat-Nanaya. Kassite period limestone stele, Louvre.
- Deity.god_of
- Goddess of love
- Deity.abode
- Eanna
- Deity.consort
- sometimes Nabu or Muati
- Deity.children
- possibly Kanisurra and Gazbaba
- Deity.cult_center
- Uruk, Larsa, Borsippa
- Deity.equivalent1_type
- Amorite
- Deity.equivalent1
- Pidray
- Deity.equivalent2_type
- Assyrian
- Deity.equivalent2
- Tashmetum (as Nabu's spouse)
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Name and origin
- Functions and iconography
- Astral associations
- Nanaya in art
- Associations with other deities
- Deities from the circle of Inanna
- Kanisurra and Gazbaba
- Marital status
- Parentage
- Other attested connections
- Worship
- Outside Mesopotamia
- Literature
- Later relevance
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Nanaya (Sumerian , DNA.NA.A; also transcribed as "Nanāy", "Nanaja", "Nanāja", '"Nanāya", or "Nanai"; antiquated transcription: "Nanâ"; in Greek: Ναναια or Νανα; , ) was a Mesopotamian goddess of love closely associated with Inanna.
While she is well attested in Mesopotamian textual sources from many periods, from the times of the Third Dynasty of Ur to the Fall of Babylon and beyond, and was among the most commonly-worshipped goddesses through much of Mesopotamian history, both her origin and the meaning of her name are unknown. It has been proposed that she originated either as a minor Akkadian goddess or as a hypostasis of Sumerian Inanna, but the evidence is inconclusive.