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n. Mythology
The Mesopotamian god of the full moon.

[Sumerian nannar.]


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(Nannar) [Di]

Sumerian god connected with the moon and with fertility. His principal city was Ur, Iraq. Equivalent to the Akkadian god Sin.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: wife of Balder

Meaning #2: (Sumerian) god of the moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin


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