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Gender Feminine
Usage Near Eastern Mythology
Scripts 𒀭𒁮𒆠𒈾(Sumerian Cuneiform)
Other Forms FormsTapkina
Meaning & History
Means "true wife", deriving from the Akkadian element kīnu "honest, trustworthy, faithful". The Akkadian name for the goddess Damgalnuna. She was the consort of Enki and mother of the god Marduk. One of her titles was 'banat shimti' meaning 'creator of fate', influenced by the goddess Shimti.