NIN (cuneiform)

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.

Many goddesses are called NIN or EREŠ, such as ^DNIN.GAL ("great lady"), ^DÉ.NIN.GAL ("lady of the great temple"), ^DEREŠ.KI.GAL, and ^DNIN.TI.

The compound form NIN.DINGIR ("divine lady" or "lady [of a] god"), denotes a priestess.

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