Category: Mesopotamian Voices of the Veil
Sagburu, Ninisinna (Gula/Ninkarrak), Asalluhi, Enheduanna, Ereshkigal, Lilitu / Ardat Lili, The Āšipu, The Bārû, The Māšmaššu, Zaqīqu, Namtar, and Tiamat
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Voices of the Veil: Ninisinna
She Who Heals by the Hand of the Gods Beneath the warm sun of ancient Mesopotamia, in the temples where incense drifted like prayers and sacred dogs roamed among the offerings, the people called upon a gentle but mighty name: Ninisinna, the “Lady of Isin.” Known later as Gula or Ninkarrak, she was not only a goddess of healing, but…
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Voices of the Veil: Sagburu
The Demon-Slayer of Sumerian Spellcraft In the shadowed corridors of ancient Sumerian ritual, where sacred words were whispered over clay figurines and incense curled like serpents into the sky, there walked a woman of power—not a goddess of temples nor a mortal healer, but a fierce spirit invoked when danger crept in. Her name was Sagburu,…