Nintu

But the mention of Nintu in her own speech is hardly consistent with that supposition, (2) if we assume with Dr. Poebel, as we are probably justified in doing, that the title Nintu is employed here and elsewhere in the narrative merely as a synonym of

Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition 1894

And as Innanna was one of Ishtar's designations, it was possible to make the change by a simple transcription of the lines, the name Nintu being replaced by the synonymous title Bêlit-ili, which was also shared by

Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition 1894

Another name of Bau was Ma, and Nintu, "a form of the goddess Ma", was half a woman and half a serpent, and was depicted with "a babe suckling her breast" (Chapter IV).

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904

Ninkharsagga or Nintu, was naturally transferred to the Semitic Ishtar.

Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition 1894

Nintu, "the Goddess of Birth", then with Ninshar, referred to also as Ninkurra, and finally with Ninkharsagga.

Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition 1894

Babylonian Version of the Deluge story when she bewails the destruction of mankind, Dr. Poebel assigns the speech to Ninkharsagga, or Nintu, (1) the goddess who later in the column is associated with Anu, Enlil, and

Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition 1894

Difficulties are at once introduced if we assume with Dr. Poebel that in each version two separate goddesses are represented as lamenting, Nintu or Bêlit-ili and Innanna or Ishtar.

Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition 1894

Deluge, for the goddess Nintu or Ninkharsagga, here referred to also as "the holy Innanna", wails aloud for the intended destruction of "her people".

Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition 1894

a separate goddess had no share in the Sumerian Creation, and the reference to "her people" is there only applicable to Nintu.

Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition 1894

According to Sumerian belief, Nintu, "a form of the goddess

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904