Gatumdug

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Gatumdug is a Sumerian goddess associated with the city of Lagash, often revered as a protective mother deity of its rulers and people.

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Label Occurrences
Gatumdug canonical 3

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sumerian goddess ⓘ
deity ⓘ
associatedConcept kingship ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ
protection ⓘ
associatedWith Lagash ⓘ
city of Lagash ⓘ
linked to: Lagash
culture Sumerian religion ⓘ
epithet mother of Lagash ⓘ
protectress of Lagash ⓘ
function protector of rulers of Lagash ⓘ
protector of the people of Lagash ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasDomain city protection ⓘ
royal protection ⓘ
languageOfName Sumerian ⓘ
linked to: Sumerian language
mentionedIn Sumerian inscriptions ⓘ
royal inscriptions from Lagash ⓘ
pantheon Sumerian pantheon ⓘ
period Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia ⓘ
relativeImportance major local goddess in Lagash ⓘ
religiousRole patron deity of Lagash ⓘ
role protective mother deity ⓘ
tutelary goddess of Lagash ⓘ
veneratedBy inhabitants of Lagash ⓘ
rulers of Lagash ⓘ
worshippedIn Lagash ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ
worshipType local city cult ⓘ
state cult ⓘ

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