ARURU

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Semitic deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites)

Domain region:

Mesopotamia (the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq)

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