Aruru
[ah-roo-roo]
- the Akkadian goddess personifying earth, who assisted Marduk in the creation of human beings: the counterpart of the Sumerian Ki.
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Have we perhaps in Aruru the real name of the old goddess of Erech?
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow
The goddess Aruru created the seed of men together with him.
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow
Aruru washes her hands, takes a bit of clay, and throws it on the ground.
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow
The goddess Aruru created the seed of mankind along with him.
Early Israel and the Surrounding NationsArchibald Sayce
It becomes plausible, therefore, to trace the tradition ascribing the creation of man to Aruru to the same place.
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow