The great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu.
1But Ninhursag-Asherah-violates his decree and takes Enki's semen and impregnates herself.
2But this time, Ninhursag manages to obtain a sample of Enki's semen from Uttu's thighs.
3So Ninhursag pleads with Enki, who is a sort of water-god, to bring water to Dilmun.
4As a result, his wife Ninhursag cursed him.
5The Sumerians knew her as Nintu or Ninhursag.
6Finally, Ninhursag is persuaded to come back.
7To summarize: Enki and Ninhursag-whois Asherah, although in this story she also bears other epithets-livein a place called Dilmun.
8"Ninhursag spreads the semen on the ground, and it causes eight plants to sprout up."
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