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Uttu was a Mesopotamian goddess associated with weaving. It has been suggested that she was connected with spiders, though the evidence is limited to a single text which might reflect scribal speculat
It has been argued that Uttu was envisioned as a spider spinning a web, but the evidence in favor of this view is limited.
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Enki
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Enki, also known as Ea, was the Mesopotamian god of wisdom, crafts, fresh subterranean waters, magic, and incantations. He was believed to rule the Abzû. In Mesopotamian astronomy, he was associated w
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…mention Uttu. In both cases, she is described cooperating with Inanna on spinning yarn. According to the myth Enki and Ninhursag, Uttu's parents were Enki and Ninkurra. In a late tradition, Ninkurra was instead a male deity and Uttu's husband. A variant of Enki and Ninhursag makes Ninkurra Uttu's grandmother…
Detail of Enki from the Adda Seal, an ancient Akkadian cylinder seal dating to circa 2,300 BCE
Old Babylonian (19th–17th century BCE) statue of Ea holding a vessel with flowing waters. Pergamon Museum.
Ea flanked by fish-cloaked apkallus. 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.