Damkina

Associated with Marduk was his consort Sarpanit, and grouped around the pair as princes around a throne were the chief deities of the older centres, like Ea and Damkina of Eridu, Nebo and Tashmit of Borsippa, Nergal and Allatu of Kutha, Shamash and [= A] of Sippar, Sin and Ningal of Ur, as well as pairs like Ramman (or Adad) and Shala whose central seat is unknown to us.

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Now Ea, god of the deep, was also Enki, "lord of earth", and his eternal spouse, Damkina, was Gashan-ki, "lady of earth".

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To her was ascribed all the mighty works of other days in the lands where the indigenous peoples first worshipped the Great Mother as Damkina, Nina,

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904

Even Ea and his consort, Damkina, were served by groups of devils and giants, which preyed upon mankind in bleak and desolate places when night fell.

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In Babylonia the fish goddess was Nina, a developed form of Damkina, spouse of Ea of Eridu.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904

And of Aos and Dauke (Dawkina or Damkina) was born Belos

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904

This Nina, perhaps a form of Damkina, wife of Ea, was the great mother of the Sumerian city of Nina, and there, and also at Lagash, received offerings of fish.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904

Ea's "faithful spouse" was the goddess Damkina, who was also called

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904

Merodach's spouse Zer-panituᵐ was significantly called "the lady of the Abyss", a title which connects her with Damkina, the mother, and

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904

This family group was probably formed by symbolizing the attributes of Ea and his spouse Damkina.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904