The Sumerian word NIN ( 𒎏 ), later borrowed into Akkadian , was used to denote a queen or a priestess, and is often translated as "lady". Other translations include "queen", "mistress", "proprietress", and "lord". The word EREŠ , also meaning "queen" or "lady", is written using the cuneiform sign for NIN as well.
10-538: [REDACTED] Look up nin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nin or NIN may refer to: National identification number , a system used by governments around the world to keep track of their citizens National Information Network National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad , an institution in Hyderabad, India Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience ,
20-658: A neuroscience research institute in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Nine Inch Nails , an American industrial rock band founded by Trent Reznor NIN (magazine) , a Serbian political magazine NIN (cuneiform) , the Sumerian sign for lady NIN (gene) , a human gene Nin (surname) , a surname Nion or Nin, a letter in the Ogham alphabet Akira Nishitani (a.k.a. Nin or Nin-Nin), co-creator of
30-412: A neuroscience research institute in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Nine Inch Nails , an American industrial rock band founded by Trent Reznor NIN (magazine) , a Serbian political magazine NIN (cuneiform) , the Sumerian sign for lady NIN (gene) , a human gene Nin (surname) , a surname Nion or Nin, a letter in the Ogham alphabet Akira Nishitani (a.k.a. Nin or Nin-Nin), co-creator of
40-406: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up nin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nin or NIN may refer to: National identification number , a system used by governments around the world to keep track of their citizens National Information Network National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad , an institution in Hyderabad, India Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience ,
50-562: The game Street Fighter II Anaïs Nin , French-Cuban author Nin, Croatia , a town in the Zadar County in Croatia Bishop Gregory of Nin , an important figure in the 10th century ecclesiastical politics of Dalmatia. See also [ edit ] Nin (surname) National Insurance number Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
60-426: The game Street Fighter II Anaïs Nin , French-Cuban author Nin, Croatia , a town in the Zadar County in Croatia Bishop Gregory of Nin , an important figure in the 10th century ecclesiastical politics of Dalmatia. See also [ edit ] Nin (surname) National Insurance number Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
70-684: The great temple"), EREŠ.KI.GAL , and NIN.TI . The compound form NIN. DINGIR ("divine lady" or "lady [of a] god"), denotes a priestess . NIN originated as a ligature of the cuneiform glyphs of MUNUS ( 𒊩 ) and TÚG ( 𒌆 ); the NIN sign was written as MUNUS.TÚG ( 𒊩𒌆 ) in archaic cuneiform, notably in the Codex Hammurabi . The syllable nin , on the other hand, was written as MUNUS.KA ( 𒊩𒅗 ) in Assyrian cuneiform. MUNUS.KU = NIN 9 ( 𒊩𒆪 ) means "sister". Ninsun ( NIN.SÚN) as
80-592: The mother of Gilgamesh in the Epic of Gilgamesh (standard Babylonian version), appears in 5 of the 12 chapters (tablets I, II, III, IV, and XII). The other personage using NIN is the god Ninurta ( NIN.URTA), who appears in Tablet I, and especially in the flood myth of Tablet XI. Of the 51 uses of NIN, the other major usage is for the Akkadian word eninna ( nin as in e-nin-na , but also other variants). Eninna
90-506: The title Nin . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nin&oldid=1150618221 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages nin From Misplaced Pages,
100-537: The title Nin . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nin&oldid=1150618221 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages NIN (cuneiform) Many goddesses are called NIN or EREŠ, such as NIN.GAL ("great lady"), É .NIN.GAL ("lady of
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