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originally posted by: Kantzveldt
a reply to: Byrd
It was with regards to the actual epitaph meaning Mother-Great Serpent-Heaven, which i take as relating to Urash, technically the Grand Mother of the Kings of Uruk, Ninsumen her daughter always understood as the Dynastic Mother.
Mandaeanism in my opinion reinterpreted earlier traditions, Ruha is a highly complex figure and even though in their Dualistic scheme of things she is the Mother of the darkness she retains quality of the spiritual light, in a sense the Yang within the Yin, that aspect of Ruha is considered redeemable
This notion takes us back to the Scythians and that apart from their great Dragon Mother
Yes reject the force within at your peril
originally posted by: Kantzveldt
a reply to: Byrd
There is no document were it's translated, its simply shown as a title or alternative name of Dumuzid in the same way that the name Dumuzid is never seen translated, of course the inference would have been understood at the time.
Ninsumen represented the ever nurturing and benevolent aspect of Urash, so yes she was symbolized by the cow.
There are no Scythian written works, one could trace their influence through into the Dark Ages into the Medieval period, but really the best case is made through the articles in the OP as far as the classical period goes for a great serpent/Dragon Mother that represented the transformative power of nature, she also has human and vegetal representation in conjunction with the symbolism of primeval nature, it's the combination of such elements that's important, the manifestation through Dragon power, and yes the scythians were composed of numerous tribes the term primarily indicates the Sakai
originally posted by: Kantzveldt
a reply to: Byrd
Didn't i point out myself that BTW names meant things, there has to be a reason Dumuzid had the title Great Mother Serpent of Heaven
I think when it comes to the Scythians and to a lesser extent the Sumerians you shouldn't take their symbolism to literally, it's well enough accepted that the Dragon has always related to the primeval forces of nature,
There is a far broader body of evidence for making the case i suggested than it was reasonable to try and introduce into discussion here, but for example the deer represented to Eurasian culture the transformative stage in nature from the vegetal to the animal, it was the same in Sumeria and rested to the cult of Ninhursag, the obvious inter-relationship between plants and animals, the basis for herbalism.
In these regards then the Scythians had shared iconography with the Sumerians, as can be seen on their crowns, whilst this is a Sumerian example;
He of the cuba jewels, he of the cuba jewels is indeed ploughing with the cuba jewels! Ama-ucumgal-ana, he of the cuba jewels, is indeed ploughing with the cuba jewels! He lays down like seeds the little jewels among his jewels.
Good semen, good seed; when he comes forth from the brickbuilt abzu, I will make him sprout forth like a mes tree. Ama-ucumgal-ana, may An create ....... ...... shall supply you with ....... Your sweet beauty, like foliage ....... I shall cherish you ....... I will make Ama-ucumgal-ana sprout forth as just such a mes tree
A Kunijar to Inanna
She takes in her hands the august divine powers.She tests the surgical lancet; Nininsina sharpens the scalpel. She has made perfect the divine powers of medicine
My lady searched intensively on her own , concerned herself with things that otherwise one does not bother with, directed her attention to things that otherwise one does not do. Proudly she took the rank of Mistress, and my lady took away all the divine powers established for it. At that time, the jewellery of cuba stones did not exist; no jewellery of cuba stones was worn on the neck. Nininsina invented it: it was she who ploughed with the cuba stones, she who made them into seeds.
To create offspring for thousands of young women, to make things in order like a potter, to cut the umbilical cord, to determine destinies, to let the human child scream loud and long after it is received in the embrace
City worthy of the divine powers, according to its name: shrine Urim, Origin of human seed, consolidating the foundations of the Land, abundance -- and well on the day when the destiny of the Land was determined, when the seed of all living beings was originally brought forth
After my seed had been poured into the holy womb, Suen, loving its appearance , made it partake of Nanna's attractiveness. Coming forth over the Land like Utu, Enlil called me by an auspicious name, and Nintud assisted at my birth. As I came forth from the womb of my mother Ninsumun, a favorable destiny was determined for me.
I am the creature of Nanna! I am the older brother of Gilgamec! I am the son borne by Ninsumun, a princely seed! For me, kingship came down from heaven! Sweet is the praise of me, the shepherd Ur-Namma!
At that time there were seven, there were seven -- the young ones, born in Kulaba, were seven. The goddess Urash had borne these seven, the Wild Cow had nourished them with milk. They were heroes, living in Sumer, they were princely in their prime. They had been brought up eating at the god An's table. Lugalbanda, the eighth of them
They who are favoured in Inana's heart, who stand in the battle, they are the seven torches of battle ; they stand joyfully as she wears the crown under a clear sky, with their foreheads and eyes they are a clear evening
Lady of all the divine powers, resplendent light, righteous woman clothed in radiance, beloved of An and Urash! Mistress of heaven, with the great pectoral jewels, who loves the good headdress befitting the office of en priestess, who has seized all seven of its divine powers!
My king, you alone perform the ancient rites, a truly immense task. Ninurta, yellow evening light that casts fear over the Land, like holy Urash, a fearsome dragon brandishing a terrible torch!
youthful Utu ...from Urash; brilliant light, great lion, hero emerging from the holy interior of heaven, storm whose splendour covers the Land and is laden with great awesomeness;The great wild bull, youthful Utu, who like a torch illuminates the Land from the holy heavens; the wise one of all the countries, the fearsome radiance of Urash, the just god among the Anuna gods, holy dragon
originally posted by: Kantzveldt
a reply to: Byrd
I did provide a link to all known instances of usage of the title which then linked to the texts within which it is mentioned, i suppose though i'll just have to waste my time and try and explain the context for a few of them
the reason the title of the Mother should be used in conjunction with this is because the seed originated with her, it is the Princely seed of the Annunaki, the meaning of Dumuzid is flawless, relating to the seed carried in his bright and shining stones, diamonds.
That is with regards to Nin-Isin, the Lagash state version of Ninsumen, she ploughs with the cuba stones, a sexual metaphor, this is the origin of the Dragon seed relating to the Mother Ruha in Mandaean tradition,
it was considered that the original seed was held in sacred shrines and that a Goddess such as Ninsumen could generate life from it, thus the Kings of Uruk all claimed her as Mother without mentioning any Father.
In basic terms then Dumuzid carried within himself the seed of the Mother, to appreciate the implications of this one needs to consider the position of Urash in the Pantheon. It can be seen that all Deities of Celestial spiritual phenomena and Astral bodies are generated from her union with Anu, hence she can be understood as a Mother of planetary Deities, they are of her seed, this then leads to Ninsumen being able to generate Kings of the Heavenly qualities;
That then is the basis for what i have suggested
but importantly what has also been pointed out is that deep within the very heart of Mother Yin is essential Yang, which is dynamic spiritual intelligence, which can be understood as the principle of Hestia or Vesta, an internal inner flame of the hearth, also understood as Ruha, the Holy Spirit,
Ninisinna was the daughter of An and Uraš. She was married to the god Pabilsag, with whom she had a son Damu and a daughter Gunura.
Ninisina
Nininsina perfect with the great divine powers, the fifty divine powers, perfect adorned with jewels of cuba stone, the lady whose great name is in Girsu, the shrine which first brought forth the seed of mankind
City worthy of the divine powers, according to its name: shrine Urim, raging storm of Sumer, battleground -- and well established! Origin of human seed, consolidating the foundations of the Land,
originally posted by: Kantzveldt
a reply to: Byrd
Ama-ucumgal-ana translates as Moter-serpent(dragon)-great-Heaven
so of course it's mentioned, in Sumerian, of course Inanna is associated with Dunuzid as consort, the consideration here is with the tradition of the Mother of the Kings of Uruk.
As i mentioned Ninisina is the Lagash state equivalent of Nunsumen, she was also understood as the Mother of Damu, the Divine child of nature considered to form the basis for the cult of Dumuzid.
Ninisinna was the daughter of An and Uraš. She was married to the god Pabilsag, with whom she had a son Damu and a daughter Gunura.
Ninisina
You're right in considering that the Mother of Damu or Dumuzid should be found on the other side of the Pantheon, among the Gods within nature as a son of Enki, whereas Ninsumen/Ninisina is the direct result of union between Heaven and Earth, the Gods on that side of the Pantheon are more concerned with willpower and artifice, what you make of things, and Ninisin quite rightly has a high place there as Goddess of medical procedure, her cult can be fully understood from the Hymn to Ninisina
Ninsumen and Ninisina created and preserved life through artifice, when Ninisina impregnates through cuba stones, when she ploughs, she is taking the Male role as well as the Female in delivering birth, she manages everything on her own, she interjects into the nature side of the Pantheon, advances life though artificial means, hence the tradition of the related seed shrines to make this possible, Ninisina ran a fertility clinic.
Nininsina perfect with the great divine powers, the fifty divine powers, perfect adorned with jewels of cuba stone, the lady whose great name is in Girsu, the shrine which first brought forth the seed of mankind
There was the tradition of the seed shrine in Girsu of Lagash state and also shrine Urim in Uruk;
City worthy of the divine powers, according to its name: shrine Urim, raging storm of Sumer, battleground -- and well established! Origin of human seed, consolidating the foundations of the Land,
The evidence for making this case is fragmentary but traces back to the earliest times and fell into obscurity, though the Sumerians celebrated it they found it hard to believe in themselves, any connection to Scythian tradition i would expect to trace back even before the Pre-Dynastic period, that is of course impossible to prove, one can only point out intriguing connections.
Lt. Colonel Halt: Strange. One again left. Let's approach the edge of the woods at that point. Can we do without lights? Let's do it carefully, come on... OK we're looking at the thing, we're probably about 2-3 hundred yards away. It looks like an eye winking at you, it's still moving from side to side and when we put the star scope on it, it's sort of a hollow centre right, a dark centre, it's...
Lt. Englund: It's like a pupil...
Lt. Colonel Halt: It's like the pupil of an eye looking at you, winking...and the flash is so bright to the Star scope, err.... it almost burns your eye.
[Break in tape]
Time also seemed to play an issue in this object much like the previous 2 nights as Warren and Bustinza were instructed to move in on the object. As they did this, all the while being led there by someone with one of the Geiger counters, he mentioned that it seemed as though his shadow looked as if it was literally being pulled into the craft by an unknown force.