Ninkurra = Enki’s & Ninsar’s daughter

Uttu & Ninimma’s mother

 

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(gods in blue)

      

        “Ninsar gave birth to Ninkurra, another girl-child, the future goddess of Mountain Pastures.

        As before, Enki rejoiced at Ninkurra’s loveliness, at her cheerful smile and sweet face.

        Again, Enki saw in Ninkurra twice the mark of his beloved Ninhursag…”

 

        “Ninkurra, who, like herself, grew in record time.

        Lovely, resourceful Ninkurra demonstrated enormous energy

        by climbing the highest heights, up to the mountain tops,

        but also keeping her essence tied to the ground.

        This way Ninkurra, the Goddess of Mountain Pastures grew safe from all hatred or harm.

        Another nine days passed by, and as Ninkurra played at a mountain top,

        curiosity led her to explore a well that surfaced out of the blue to water the greens

        and wild flower beds she had just made grow.

        To her sheer surprise and delight, the well took the shape of a handsome god,

        who introduced himself to her as Enki the Sweet Waters Lord.

        Again, Enki looked at Ninkurra’s young and cheerful face,

        and desired to dive into the maiden’s embrace, for she reminded him twice of Ninhursag,…”

       

       “Ninkurra, who had lived a life so sheltered at the mountain heights,

        was fully bewitched by the easy charm of the older, more experienced god.

        Thus she joyously yielded to him and love they made for nine days and nine nights.

        But Enki soon realized that as lovely as Ninkurra was, she could not be compared to Ninhursag.

        As before, the Sweet Waters Lord left Ninsar after nine days,

        when Ninkurra gave birth to another lovely girl-child called Uttu,

        the Spider, the Weaver of Patterns and Life Desires…”

       

       “Ninhursag…frowned at the sadness reflected in Ninsar’s and Ninkurra’s eyes,

        and frowned at Enki’s unbridled lust…”

      

        “In turn Ninkura went out to the riverbank.

        Enki was able to see up there from in the marsh, he was able to see up there, he was.

        He said to his minister Isimud:

        ‘Is this nice youngster not to be kissed? Is this nice Ninkura not to kissed?’

        His minister Isimud answered him:

        ‘Kiss this nice youngster. Kiss this nice Ninkura.

        My master will sail, let me navigate.

        He will sail, let me navigate.’

        First he put his feet in the boat, next he put them on dry land.

        He clasped her to the bosom, kissed her,

        Enki poured semen into the womb and she conceived the semen in the womb, the semen of Enki.

        But her one month was one day, but her nine months were nine days.

        In the month of womanhood, like juniper oil, like juniper oil, like oil of abundance,

       Ninkura, like juniper oil, like juniper oil, like oil of abundance, gave birth to Uttu, the exalted (?) woman…”

       

        “Ninkura in turn gave birth to Ninimma.

        She brought the child up and made her flourish…”