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Mami is a goddess in the Babylonian epic Atra-Hasis and in other creation legends. She was probably synonymous with Ninhursag. She was involved in the creation of mankind from clay and blood. As Nintu legends states she pinched off fourteen pieces of primordial clay which she formed into womb deities, seven on the left and seven on the right with a brick between them, who produced the first seven pairs of human embryos. She may have become Belet Ili (”Mistress of the Gods”) when, at Enki’s suggest, the gods slew one amongst themselves and used his blood and flesh, mixed with clay, to create mankind. Also known as Belet-ili, or Nintu. Alternative forms of her name include Mama and Mammitum


References

Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002


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