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Nanaya

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Gender Feminine
Usage Sumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Scripts 𒀭𒈾𒈾𒀀(Sumerian Cuneiform, Akkadian Cuneiform)

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Meaning unknown, possibly related to Inanna. This was the name of a goddess worshipped by the Sumerians and Akkadians. She was later conflated with the goddesses Anahita and Aphrodite.

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VariantsNanaea, Nanaia(Semitic Mythology)

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Entry updated May 29, 2020

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