NIN (cuneiform)

The Sumerian word NIN (𒎏), later borrowed into Akkadian, was used to denote a queen or a priestess, and is often translated as "lady". Other translations include "queen", "mistress", "proprietress", and "lord".^[1] The word EREŠ, also meaning "queen" or "lady",^[2] is written using the cuneiform sign for NIN as well.

Many goddesses are called NIN or EREŠ, such as ^DNIN.GAL ("great lady"), ^DÉ.NIN.GAL ("lady of the great temple"), ^DEREŠ.KI.GAL, and ^DNIN.TI.

The compound form NIN.DINGIR ("divine lady" or "lady [of a] god"), denotes a priestess.

^ J A Halloran – Lexicon → [1] Retrieved 2012-06-07 & ISBN 0978642902
^ J A Halloran – Sumerian Lexicon Version 3.0. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

[1] J A Halloran – Lexicon → [1] Retrieved 2012-06-07 & ISBN 0978642902

[2] J A Halloran – Sumerian Lexicon Version 3.0. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

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