Ninsar’s Family Tree

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Family

• Enki(parent),Ninhursag(parent),Nanshe(sibling)— Consort

  Enki and Ninhursag begot Ninsar, Lady of Plants, in the paradise of Dilmun, and Nanshe, goddess of social justice and dream interpretation, in the hymnic tradition of Lagash.

• Enki(spouse),Ninkurra(child)— Consort

  Enki seduced his daughter Ninsar by the waterside in Dilmun, and after nine days she bore Ninkurra, goddess of mountain pastures — the second in a chain of generations sprung from the god's relentless desire.