Sumerian mythology states that Nammu, a mother goddess linked to the primeval sea, gave birth to two of the most important Sumerian gods: An, the god of the skies, and Ki, the goddess of the earth.

The Sumerian creation myth presents symbolic layers and interpretations that go beyond the literal narrative, involving ...

The third important feature of the Sumerian creation myth is a vision of mountains of a life-giving, ever-present force that provides both spiritual and material sustenance.

TO-DAY everyone in the least interested in archæology has heard of the Sumerian culture of Mesopotamia and the cuneiform system of writing that was developed there. Not everyone realizes that ...

Sumerian myth offers us the tale of Ninmah, the primeval mother goddess who shaped the first humans from fresh underground water. Her son, Enki, ...