Aruru
the akkadian goddess personifying earth, who -ssisted marduk in the creation of human beings: the counterpart of the sumerian ki.
historical examples
aruru washed her hands, she broke off a piece of clay, she cast it on the ground.
myths & legends of babylonia & -ssyria lewis spence
have we perhaps in aruru the real name of the old goddess of erech?
the religion of babylonia and -ssyria morris jastrow
the goddess aruru created the seed of men together with him.
the religion of babylonia and -ssyria morris jastrow
aruru washes her hands, takes a bit of clay, and throws it on the ground.
the religion of babylonia and -ssyria morris jastrow
after this incidental mention of aruru, the narrative p-sses back undisturbed to marduk.
the religion of babylonia and -ssyria morris jastrow
i venture to suggest, therefore, that aruru and ishtar of erech are one and the same personage.
the religion of babylonia and -ssyria morris jastrow
the goddess aruru created the seed of mankind along with him.
early israel and the surrounding nations archibald sayce
to gilgamesh, eabani’s coming is revealed and he asks his mother aruru to interpret the dream.
the religion of babylonia and -ssyria morris jastrow
the people in their distress appeal to aruru to create a rival to gilgamesh.
an old babylonian version of the gilgamesh epic anonymous
aruru was in that earlier form the creator of man, and probably was said to have formed him from clay, as in the gilgamesh epic.
archology and the bible george a. barton
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