Dumuzi-abzu

Dumuzi-abzu
Tutelary goddess of Kinunir
Major cult centerKinunir

Dumuzi-abzu (Sumerian: 𒀭𒌉𒍣𒍪𒀊, lit.'good child of the Abzu'[1]), sometimes spelled Dumuziabzu, was a Mesopotamian goddess worshiped in the state of Lagash. She was the tutelary deity of Kinunir.

In modern scholarship it is assumed that in most contexts Dumuzi-abzu should not be confused with Dumuzi, the husband of Inanna, even though her name could be shortened to Dumuzi. It is nonetheless possible that after she ceased to be worshiped, the name Dumuzi-abzu was misunderstood as belonging to him.

  1. ^ Selz 1995, p. 114.

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